John Williams wrote: >>>> On 1/10/2007 at 12:59 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John > Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> John Williams wrote: >>> I have recently installed Zenoss version 1.0.2 on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and did >> not appear to have any trouble. I have successfully configured users and >> devices. Under the user config I have set the smtp host to a remote smtp >> server and have successfully sent test messages. I have configured a user >> as >> an administrator of a small number of objects/devices for testing purposes. >> I have configured a postgresql service monitor for one of these devices. >> Things are going good at this point. I block access to postgresql and a >> critical event is generated as it should be. The trouble comes when I try >> to >> set up email alerting. I have created an alerting rule called "Service >> Down". This rule has been configured in the following manner: >>> Delay (secs) = 0 >>> Enabled = True >>> Action = email >>> Address (optional) = <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Where >>> Production State = Production >>> Severity >= Error >>> Event State = New >>> >>> I realize that the email address is optional and have tried with an without >> an address here. >>> At this point I think I have configured everything needed for email >> alerting. I force the postgresql event again and wait for an email that >> never appears. >>> I have thoroughly searched the mailing list archives along with the general >> internet looking for an answer. The first results pointed me to the >> zenactions.conf file. After looking at my Zenoss config files it appears >> they are all empty. Unfortunately the conf.example files are empty also. I >> have looked through the Zenoss log files for any reference to email and >> found >> nothing. >>> I am extremely impressed with Zenoss and would like nothing more than to >>> get >> the alerting lined out. Are there any suggestions on additional places to >> look or configuration changes that I should make? >>> Thank you, >>> >>> John Williams >>> >> John >> >> Have you tried looking at the mail server log files? They're usually in >> /var/log/maillog >> >> John > > Well, I have no local mail facility installed. I was under the impression > that this was not a requirement and that setting the smtphost would suffice. > Is this not true? > > John
John I didn't realise that, does Ubuntu not install sendmail by default? John -- John Gardner - Tagish Ltd. T: 01665 830 714 F: 01665 830 695 D: 01665 833 310 _______________________________________________ zenoss-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zenoss.org/mailman/listinfo/zenoss-users
