Re: Q: Is there a way to include some text into monit's alert message?
SZÉPE Viktor <[email protected]>
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Idézem/Quoting Bryan Harris <[email protected]>: > Unless I misunderstand your question, I do this by printing to standard > output. Like in the script here: > > https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/issues/346/check-user-account-expiration > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 2:26 AM, Storm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all! I have a simple question about using monit's program checks. >> >> I plan to use program check, with it's exit code I can force monit to send >> alert mail message, ok. But how to include into that message some output >> produced by checking program? >> >> I could modify program to write it's output in some file but how to tell >> monit to use this file during message composing? >> >> There is something description field in mail-format, is it suitable for >> this purpose? >> >> From monit's docs >> <https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#Message-format>: >> >> The subject and body may contain $NAME variables, which are expanded by >> Monit. Here is a list of variables that can be used when composing an alert >> message >> >> … >> >> $DESCRIPTION The description of the error condition >> >> >> Thanks in advance for your answers! The very same program you use for exit status may produce output. It is included in alert emails. It is "R:8.8.8.8 2" Status failed Service network_resolv Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:01:42 Action: alert Host: staging.example.com Description: status failed (1) -- R:8.8.8.8 2 Your faithful employee, Monit SZÉPE Viktor, honlap üzemeltetés / Running your application https://github.com/szepeviktor/debian-server-tools/blob/master/CV.md -- ügyelet/hotline: +36-20-4242498 [email protected] skype: szepe.viktor Budapest, III. kerület -- To unsubscribe: https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general