[Xymon] not receiving alerts

[Kris Springer]

Yes, I'm running the commands on the only xymon server that I have.
What directory should I be in when I run the command?
What settings for MAIL in the config file should there be?  Which config
file are you referring to?  A previous person asked me about the MAIL
settings xymonserver.cfg and my settings are what he said they should be.


Thank you.
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*Kris Springer*

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On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 6:20 AM, Carl Inglis <Carl.Inglis at rakon.com> wrote:

>  Hi Kris,
>
>
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> That seems to be trying to use the client configuration rather than the
> server configuration.
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> Are you running this on the server host?
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> Are you running it from inside the server directory?
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> Have you checked the setting for MAIL in the config file it’s using?
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> Of course, I may be missing the point completely.
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> Regards,
>
>
>
> Carl
>
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>
> *From:* Kris Springer [mailto:kspringer at innovateteam.com]
> *Sent:* 11 November 2013 13:57
> *To:* Jeremy Laidman
> *Cc:* Carl Inglis; Xymon MailingList
> *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] not receiving alerts
>
>
>
> Alright.  Now we may be getting somewhere.
>
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> When I run that command as user ubuntu, it attempts then hangs.
>
> ubuntu at ip:~$ su xymon -c xymoncmd echo "mail test" | $MAIL "Xymon [12345]
> VM-Firewall:proc CRITICAL (RED)" support at innovateteam.com
>
> -bash: /var/mail/ubuntu: No such file or directory
>
> Password:
>
> 2013-11-11 05:41:39 Using default environment file
> /usr/lib/xymon/client/etc/xymonserver.cfg
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>
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> When I run the command as user root, it attempts then hangs.
>
> ubuntu at ip:~# sudo bash
>
> root at ip:~# su xymon -c xymoncmd echo "mail test" | $MAIL "Xymon [12345]
> VM-Firewall:proc CRITICAL (RED)" support at innovateteam.com
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> bash: /var/mail/root: Permission denied
>
> 2013-11-11 05:44:20 Using default environment file
> /usr/lib/xymon/client/etc/xymonserver.cfg
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>
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> When I run that command as user xymon, it attempts then hangs.
>
> root at ip:~# su xymon
>
> xymon at ip:/home/ubuntu$ su xymon -c xymoncmd echo "mail test" | $MAIL
> "Xyon [12345] VM-Firesall:proc CRITICAL (RED)" support at innovateteam.com
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> bash: /var/mail/xymon: No such file or directory
>
> Password:
>
> 2013-11-11 05:47:16 Using default environment file
> /usr/lib/xymon/client/etc/xymonserver.cfg
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>
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> I have to CTRL+C to stop it when it hangs, and I never receive any emails
> from these tests.
>
>
>   Thank you.
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> *Kris Springer*
>
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> *=======================*
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> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Jeremy Laidman <jlaidman at rebel-it.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>   On 11 November 2013 07:19, Kris Springer <kspringer at innovateteam.com>
> wrote:
>
>  When I run the following command it works and I receive an email
> immediately.
>
>
>
> su xymon -c echo "mail test" | mail -s "Xymon [12345] VM-Firewall:proc
> CRITICAL (RED)" support at innovateteam.com
>
>
>
>
>   Thank you.
>
>
> The environment might have something to do with it, so should be tested,
> and at least eliminated from our enquiries.  When Xymon runs the command,
> it does so using the Xymon server environment, including PATH and MAIL.  To
> test, try running the command like this:
>
>
>
> su xymon -c xymoncmd
>
> echo "mail test" | $MAIL "Xymon [12345] VM-Firewall:proc CRITICAL (RED)"
> support at innovateteam.com
>
>
>
> J
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> Carl Inglis
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