Nagios Email Notifications! HELP!

Seems that either /usr/bin/printf or /bin/mail do not exist.

Did you check this?

wmp

I have now changed the /bin/mail to /usr/bin/mail.

I get don't seem to get any error in the nagios log now but emails still aren't coming through, any suggestions?

This is what I see in Nagios logs:

[12-11-2010 13:09:59] SERVICE NOTIFICATION: nagiosadmin;SERVERNAME;C:\ Drive Space;CRITICAL;notify-service-by-email;c:\ - total: 33.88 Gb - used: 30.77 Gb (91%) - free 3.11 Gb (9%)

Does mail work from command line?

Does the user nagiosadmin exist, can he receive emails sent from command line?

How do i send an email from the command line?

# mail -s “Hello world” you@youremailid.com
some more help in the below link:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/

-> Check the contact definition for nagiosadmin user make sure he has valid email id
-> make sure your email (or) relay server is configured correctly
-> make sure your mail server service is up and running.

instead of using the command 'mail' to send messages, try using 'mailx' instead


command_line      /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$\nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | mailx -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$

I don't think mailx comes a default package!

it can be installed ... and i know it works for me :)

kosarajudeepak I tried your email and I didnt get any errors back in the command line, and I didnt get an email into my inbox...?

Ways I can trouble should this anyone?

sangamc can you provide any help troubleshooting this?

When sending the email I notice the mail service/executable pops up in the resource list and then disappears...  Not sure if thats right or wrong?  Could it be our exchange?

a couple of things you can do. the first is open a new console window on the nagios server and navigate to the logs directory. this is usually /var/logs/. find the maillog file and use this command to start monitoring it

tail -f /var/log/maillog

then in another console window you are going to run the mail command to see if it actually sends mail out or generates error messages in the maillog.

/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: TEST\nHost: TEST \nState: TEST\nAddress: TEST\nInfo: TEST\n\nDate/Time: TEST\n" | mailx -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **" sanga.collins@gmail.com


when i run this command, this is what i get in my gmail
From: root
to: me
      
show details 9:34 AM (8 minutes ago)
      
***** Nagios *****

Notification Type: TEST
Host: TEST
State: TEST
Address: TEST
Info: TEST

Date/Time: TEST


and in my maillog this is what i get.

Nov 12 09:34:35 cs sendmail[6325]: oACEYYfm006325: from=<root@cs.mgt06m.itm>, size=467, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201011121434.oACEYYio006324@cs.mgt06m.itm>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=cs.mgt06m.itm [127.0.0.1]
Nov 12 09:34:35 cs sendmail[6324]: oACEYYio006324: to=sanga.collins@gmail.com, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=30188, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (oACEYYfm006325 Message accepted for delivery)
Nov 12 09:34:36 cs sendmail[6327]: oACEYYfm006325: to=<sanga.collins@gmail.com>, ctladdr=<root@cs.mgt06m.itm> (0/0), delay=00:00:02, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, pri=120467, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. [74.125.45.27], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (OK 1289572976 h28si8008615yha.0)

Right I've looked at my log and this is basically what I am getting:

root@THF0091:/var/log# tail -f /var/log/mail.log Nov 12 14:49:19 THF0091 postfix/smtp[5388]: 51A9B81C9F: to=<aname@hotmail.co.uk>, relay=none, delay=332, delays=332/0.03/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mx2.hotmail.com[65.54.188.94]:25: Connection refused)

Nov 12 14:49:19 THF0091 postfix/smtp[5386]: 5977881B6E: to=<aname@health.org.uk>, relay=none, delay=8860, delays=8860/0.03/0/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to health.org.uk[xxx.xx.xx.x]:25: Connection refused)

The first statement is being refused by Hotmail.  Is that correct?
The second statement is looking up our email domain health.org.uk and finding our website IP address rather than our internal exchange server...

Next steps please experts???

Are you using your exchange server to relay the messages?

Err yes.  Sent straight from Nagios on Ubuntu to MS Exchnage 2007 on the same subnet then into my domain mailbox that is held on the Exchange 2007 server.

Yessssssssssssssssss! Top man. Done, should of really know that.  Thanks! Top Points!

Glad to be of service