<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Hi David<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> What is the default command Nagios uses to send mail?.<o:p></o:p> I found some thing in log files like below.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [09-03-2009 21:25:02] Warning: The results of service 'Current Load' on host 'ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com' are stale by 0d 0h 3m 7s (threshold=0d 0h 3m 15s). I'm forcing an immediate check of the service. <![if !vml]><img width=32 height=32 src="cid:image001.png@01CA2CB3.8D0C6B90" align=left alt="Informational Message" v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]>[09-03-2009 21:25:02] Warning: Contact 'nagiosadmin' host notification command '/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: PROBLEM\nHost: ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com\nState: DOWN\nAddress: ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com\nInfo: Name or service not known\n\nDate/Time: Thu Sept 3 21:24:31 UTC 2009\n" | /bin/mail -s "** PROBLEM Host Alert: ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com is DOWN **" ntadepalli@pervasive.com' timed out after 30 seconds <![if !vml]><img width=32 height=32 src="cid:image001.png@01CA2CB3.8D0C6B90" align=left alt="Host Notification" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"><![endif]>[09-03-2009 21:24:59] HOST NOTIFICATION: nagiosadmin;ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com;DOWN;notify-host-by-email;Name or service not known <![if !vml]><img width=32 height=32 src="cid:image001.png@01CA2CB3.8D0C6B90" align=left alt="Informational Message" v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"><![endif]>[09-03-2009 21:24:59] Warning: Contact 'nagiosadmin' host notification command '/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: PROBLEM\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com\nAddress: ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time: Thu Sept 3 21:24:28 UTC 2009\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$" | /bin/mail -s "** PROBLEM Service Alert: ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" ntadepalli@pervasive.com' timed out after 30 seconds <![if !vml]><img width=32 height=32 src="cid:image001.png@01CA2CB3.8D0C6B90" align=left alt="Host Notification" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]>[09-03-2009 21:24:31] HOST NOTIFICATION: nagiosadmin;ec2-75-101-200-287.compute-1.amazonaws.com;DOWN;notify-host-by-email;Name or service not known<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> From: David Gossage [mailto:dgossage@zacks.com] Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:46 PM To: Nagios Plugin Help List Subject: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] Problem with Email Alerts<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Do you see any attempts in the log files that nagios is trying to actually send the emails? If so try sending a simple test email from the command line and see what happens. On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 15:36 -0500, Narasimha Tadepalli wrote: <o:p></o:p> Hi All I couldn’t able to receive any email alerts. I configured the proper contacts with right emails. And also I saw lot of the critical alerts which are displaying in web interface. What should I do to fix this issue?. I am suspecting some thing wrong with either sendmail or other default mail client for Nagios. Thanks In advance narasimha <o:p></o:p> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Crystal Reports now. <a href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july">http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________ Nagiosplug-help mailing list <a href="mailto:Nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net">Nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagiosplug-help">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagiosplug-help</a> ::: Please include plugins version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote> </div> </body> </html>