[smokeping-users] How to get info from the config file when an alert is triggered

[Peter Kristolaitis]

If all you're looking for is the hostname, it's passed as one of the 
parameters to the alert script (along with other information about the 
alert).  See the Smokeping documentation for details.

- Pete


On 2/20/2012 1:08 PM, Gregory Sloop wrote:
> +1 for this. I'd like to be able to push out more stuff, specifically
> the host name.
>
> -Greg
>
> GAB>  Hello,
>
> GAB>  we are using a custom script to alert when a problem exists. Nowadays
> GAB>  I'm interested in getting a "variable" that appears in the config
> GAB>  smokeping file.
>
> GAB>  When an alert is triggered, I need to give extra information and I
> GAB>  thought to add this information as a "remark" or as a "note" in the
> GAB>  config file for every "Target". The only problem is, how can I get this
> GAB>  information from my custom_script?
>
> GAB>  to = |/home/gerard/custom_script.pl
>
> GAB>  Thank you for your help
>
>
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