[smokeping-users] Re: smokeping email alerts

[Dez Cadena]

Unfortunately, the problem was not sending email as both sendmail and relevant
perl modules were installed and tested. Any other ideas?
 
On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 10:18:58AM -0400, Dan McGinn-Combs wrote:
> Dez,
 
> 1) By defining a mailhost, you are telling Smokeping to use the perl
> based SMTP functionality in NET::SMTP. If you do not have this loaded,
> it will not work.
 
> 2) Test your sendmail/SMTP functionality outside of Smokeping first.
> Using sendmail (if that's what you so) try this:
 
> Good luck!
> Dan
 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:50 AM
>> To: smokeping-users at list.ee.ethz.ch
>> Subject: [smokeping-users] smokeping email alerts
 
>> I've been trying to set up simple email alerts for smokeping targets
>> just to 
>> get the hang of it. I do not receive any email alerts and I cant seem to
>> find
>> something wrong in my conf. Could anybody help?
 
>> Here's the relevant part of my config:
 
>> *** General ***
 
>> mailhost = smokehost.domain.com
>> sendmail = /usr/lib/sendmail
>> # specify this to get syslog logging
>> syslogfacility = local0
 
>> *** Alerts ***
>> to = nadm at domain.com
>> from = user at smokehost.domain.com
 
>> +testloss
>> type = loss
>> # in percent
>> pattern = ==0%,==0%,==0%,==0%,>0%
>> comment = test packet loss
 
>> +hostdown
>> type = loss
>> # in percent
>> pattern = ==0%,==0%,==0%, ==U
>> comment = no reply
 
>> *** Probes ***
 
>> + FPing
 
>> binary = /usr/local/bin/sfping
 
>> *** Targets ***
 
>> probe = FPing
 
>> ++++++ loco
 
>> menu = aaa
>> title = aaa
>> host = a.b.c.d
>> alerts = hostdown,testloss
 
>> ### end of config ###

 
>> Now, what I do to test my alerts is create a firewall rule to reject all
>> ICMP traffic
>> towards a.b.c.d and wait for the email alert, which never comes :(
 
>> Any syggestions?

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