<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Hi all, I solve my problem. I just change the line 88 of check_mailq.pl written by Don Badrak as this: ## open mailq if ( defined $utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ && -x $utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ) { - if (! open (MAILQ, "$utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ | " ) ) + if (! open (MAILQ, "$utils::PATH_TO_MAILQ $configfile | " ) ) So now, the mailq command is /usr/bin/mailq -C/etc/mail/sendmail.cf or /usr/bin/mailq -C/etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery if i use the -f option. Carole. carole verdon wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid40D2A1D2.8010001@cict.fr"> <title></title> But i have got the qf* files in /var/spool/mqueue1: [nagios@gw1-mail plugins-scripts]$ ls -la /var/spool/mqueue1|more ... -rw------- 1 root root 1214 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5F7lLQU018592 -rw------- 1 root root 1270 Jun 18 08:38 qfi5F7upaq026391 -rw------- 1 root root 1520 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5F8qxkY015433 -rw------- 1 root root 1303 Jun 18 08:25 qfi5F9lA9f017520 -rw------- 1 root root 1077 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FA0iYO002193 -rw------- 1 root root 910 Jun 18 08:16 qfi5FACOZD018046 -rw------- 1 root root 1226 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FAq6Po018406 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FArclt020854 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FB2wV2001275 -rw------- 1 root root 1258 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FBiTTq018978 -rw------- 1 root root 2223 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FBQnq6030125 -rw------- 1 root root 1231 Jun 18 08:40 qfi5FBvuj4002931 -rw------- 1 root root 1272 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCbjn7032123 -rw------- 1 root root 943 Jun 18 08:31 qfi5FCefJ0002705 -rw------- 1 root root 1878 Jun 18 08:22 qfi5FCjQJS006138 -rw------- 1 root root 1616 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCk5El006633 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCQAPp023249 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:45 qfi5FCU7k7026177 -rw------- 1 root root 1275 Jun 18 08:38 qfi5FD7WRd022388 -rw------- 1 root root 1196 Jun 18 08:09 qfi5FDEQ1a027435 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FDU9dP006223 -rw------- 1 root root 911 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FEFG4n006807 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:35 qfi5FENTg0012842 -rw------- 1 root root 1159 Jun 18 08:28 qfi5FFDqRr011585 -rw------- 1 root root 1020 Jun 18 07:50 qfi5FFnFdn002657 -rw------- 1 root root 919 Jun 18 08:03 qfi5FFNnS0017593 -rw------- 1 root root 1233 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FFPoRN019173 -rw------- 1 root root 993 Jun 18 08:06 qfi5FFxFkg012137 -rw------- 1 root root 1241 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGCagP023592 -rw------- 1 root root 1213 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGDVOC024196 -rw------- 1 root root 2512 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGjWkr014177 -rw------- 1 root root 2513 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FGw2UF022547 -rw------- 1 root root 1292 Jun 18 08:19 qfi5FHDSLS032581 ........ In fact, i find what it's my problem. The /usr/bin/mailq command count only the number of "requests" for the queue directory: /var/spool/mqueue [nagios@gw1-mail plugins-scripts]$ ./check_mailq -w 200 -c 500 -f /etc/mail/sendmail.cf -v qpattern before open mailq= /var/spool/mqueue after open, mailq= /usr/bin/mailq qpattern apres if= /var/spool/mqueue /usr/bin/mailq = /var/spool/mqueue (618 requests) size = 618, msg_q = 618 warn=200 crit=500 msg_q = 618 warn=200 crit=500 CRITICAL: mailq is 618 (threshold c = 500)|unsent=618;200;500;0 So when i want run the script to the queue directory: /var/spool/mqueue1, it don't work. [nagios@gw1-mail plugins-scripts]$ ./check_mailq -w 20 -c 50 -f /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery -v qpattern before open mailq= /var/spool/mqueue1 after open, mailq= /usr/bin/mailq OK: mailq is empty|unsent=0;20;50;0 To work, the mailq command must be /usr/sbin/sendmail -bp -C configfile_sendmail where configfile_sendmail = /etc/mail/sendmail.cf or /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery How can i do that? Thanks for your help. Carole. Don Badrak wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="midPine.SGI.4.58.0406171014490.12768334@brain.tco.census.gov"> <pre wrap="">Carole, On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, carole verdon wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi, I use the patch of check_mailq submitted by Don Badrak. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=880904&group_id=29880&atid=397599">http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=880904&group_id=29880&atid=397599</a> I don't understand the result of this plugin. When i execute the following command in local mode, i obtain: [nagios@gw1-mail libexec]$./check_mailq -w 20 -c 50 -f /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.delivery (to take the queue directory /var/spool/mqueue1) OK: mailq is empty|unsent=0;20;50;0 </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> These numbers mean (I didn't write that part): 0 no message in the queue 20 warning level 50 critical level 0 (hardcoded to 0, not sure what it's for) </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Whereas the queue directory /var/spool/mqueue1 contains a lot of files. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">[nagios@gw1-mail libexec]$ ls -la /var/spool/mqueue1|more total 19208 drwxr-xr-x 2 root mail 356352 Jun 17 08:36 . drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 May 27 11:31 .. -rw------- 1 root root 120 Jun 14 08:43 dfi5E6hCVr020981 -rw------- 1 root root 8491 Jun 14 08:45 dfi5E6jck4023564 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:02 dfi5E72Glg006944 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:36 dfi5E7aFHI031188 -rw------- 1 root root 18009 Jun 14 09:41 dfi5E7f0Z9001998 -rw------- 1 root root 18009 Jun 14 09:45 dfi5E7jOiU005300 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:20 dfi5E7KPYg021585 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:21 dfi5E7LAu9021927 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:21 dfi5E7LuPY022338 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:50 dfi5E7oAii008351 -rw------- 1 root root 18108 Jun 14 09:25 dfi5E7PjTM024651 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:52 dfi5E7qkX2010331 -rw------- 1 root root 593 Jun 14 09:55 dfi5E7t2KY011829 -rw------- 1 root root 18108 Jun 14 09:30 dfi5E7UuW0027677 -rw------- 1 root root 18108 Jun 14 09:33 dfi5E7Xx8X029494 -rw------- 1 root root 18003 Jun 14 09:35 dfi5E7ZTbH030643 -rw------- 1 root root 208387 Jun 14 11:51 dfi5E9owJa022588 -rw------- 1 root root 1683 Jun 14 14:21 dfi5ECL3bL013410 -rw------- 1 root root 1904 Jun 14 14:49 dfi5ECndk5002742 -rw------- 1 root root 48 Jun 15 08:41 dfi5ECq4Xn004549 -rw------- 1 root root 1086 Jun 14 14:27 dfi5ECRHMn018953 -rw------- 1 root root 11199 Jun 14 14:58 dfi5ECw3wi009133 -rw------- 1 root root 11199 Jun 14 14:58 dfi5ECw3xC009133 -rw------- 1 root root 11199 Jun 14 14:58 dfi5ECw3xU009133 -rw------- 1 root root 8715 Jun 14 15:48 dfi5EDmXmS015674 -rw------- 1 root root 3063 Jun 14 15:32 dfi5EDWsC4003637 -rw------- 1 root root 38504 Jun 14 16:37 dfi5EEarJ1016521 -rw------- 1 root root 38504 Jun 14 16:38 dfi5EEarJl016521 ........ Why does it find the queue directory is empty? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Yes, it has a lot of files, but there are no qf* files (the queue control file). Without a corresponding qf* file, the df* (data file, the actual message) files will stay there. Sounds like you had some problems with your mail system somehow, where either the qf* files didn't get created (sendmail hung or file system problems) or the df* files didn't get deleted. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">As i'm not a programmer, can someone answer to my question and help me? My OS is a linux v2.4. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Don </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- ********************************** VERDON Carole Ingénieur Système CICT - Université Paul Sabatier 118, route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse Cedex Tél.: 05.61.36.60.44 Fax: 05.61.52.14.58 Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:verdon@cict.fr">verdon@cict.fr</a> ********************************** </pre> </body> </html>