> -----Original Message----- > From: James Pratt [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 May 2009 16:44 > To: Martyn; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Mail help needed > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martyn [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nagios-users] Mail help needed > > I have found a provider that will convert Email to Voice but > they use $START$ and $END$ for their system to understand the mails. > > I have altered my mail script as below > > /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$START$ Alert\n\nNotification Type: > $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: > $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: > $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: > $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$" $END$ > | /usr/bin/mailx -s " $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - > $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ " $CONTACTEMAIL$ > > But when I send a test mail I get which just adds a single $ > at the beginning and the end, is there a way to do this or is > this happening because Nagios users the $ itself, sorry for > what may seem a dumb question to you but I just do not know the answer > > $ Alert > > Notification Type: PROBLEM > > Service: FTP > Host: test > Address: 8x.1x.9x.2x > State: CRITICAL > > Date/Time: Tue May 12 15:53:40 BST 2009 > > Additional Info: > > CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 10 seconds$ > > Cheers > > Martyn > > > --- > > This is because $START$ and $END$ aren't defined in > commands.cfg , that is they contain no variable data so it > shows as a blank $ - if you need to send those explicitly > with no variable in your email/notification, you will likely > have to escape the $'s such as: > > \$START\$ > > And > > \$END\$ > > > Hth, > Cheers, > Jamie > > >
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