SMS alert using gnokii

Nagios Nagios Configuration support
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Hi nagios experts.
I would like to know how can i go about this problem.
I’m pretty sure that my contacts.cfg, commands.cfg, host.cfg are fine…
I have already check the nagios user for permission issues. I tried to send sms using nagios user and it was all working.
my problem is this. I can’t receive nagios sms alert.

[1271233929] HOST ALERT: NOC_REPORTS;DOWN;HARD;1;CRITICAL - Host Unreachable (192.168.30.115)
[1271233929] HOST NOTIFICATION: admin; REPORT;DOWN;notify-host-by-sms;CRITICAL - Host Unreachable (192.168.XXX.XXX)
[1271233990] Warning: Contact ‘wel’ host notification command ‘/usr/bin/printf "NAGIOS ALERT PROBLEM : Host REPORTS is DOWN as of " | /usr/bin/gnokii --sendsms 09179029084’** timed out after 60 seconds**

timed out after 60 seconds? i already change notification_timeout in nagios.cfg to much higher value but still i’m having that warning message.

can anyone help me please? :smiley:

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try putting the send sms command in a script, run it with crontab and see if it works.

It’s probably a missing enviroment variable of some sort…

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I also did that using crontab. it works. because i think its outside nagios.
i already tried using a script but the warning message is still there. timed out after 60 seconds.
i think nagios is executing the send sms alert but i just dont know why can’t i receive it. i’ll post a
tutorial if you can help me. to help others who has the same problem with me.
i’m using ubuntu karmic koala.

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nagios doesn’t run scripts “inside” itself… it just calls them, so if it runs under the nagios user crontab it should work the same in nagios.