Formatting output of remote command

[guertin]

I'm using a remote command calling ssmtp to generate email notifications of events. (The built-in Zabbix email notification feature is useless for me since it does not do SMTP authentication, and our SMTP server requires authentication).

I'm trying to construct the body of the outgoing email using macros, e.g.

{DATE} {TIME} {TRIGGER.NAME}:{STATUS} {IPADDRESS} {PROFILE.LOCATION}

However, this puts all the data on one line of the email. I would like to insert line breaks. Is this possible? I've tried inserting \n, but those just get printed literally. Is there another way to insert line breaks?

[alixen]

Hi,

I also use msmtp to send authentified mails but instead of remote command, I use a media of type Script that uses msmtp.
It works fine and I have no problem to send multiline mails.

Regards
Alixen

[guertin]

I also use msmtp to send authentified mails but instead of remote command, I use a media of type Script that uses msmtp.
It works fine and I have no problem to send multiline mails.

Thanks. But how does one use a script without calling it with a remote command? That's what I was trying to do, but the only way I could find to call the script was to set it in Configuration > Actions, and under Operations select "Remote command" from the pull-down.

Is there a better way to do this? I've been trying to learn how to do this by reading the online documentation and searching the forums, but the more I read the more confused I get.

Dave

[alixen]

Hi,

Thanks. But how does one use a script without calling it with a remote command? That's what I was trying to do, but the only way I could find to call the script was to set it in Configuration > Actions, and under Operations select "Remote command" from the pull-down.
Dave

Short procedure:
1) Administration/Media type:
Add a new media of type Script with Script name=your external script
(your script must be in /etc/zabbix/alert.d unless you changed AlertScriptsPath variable in zabbix_server.conf)

2) Administration/Users/Create user
Create a new user and define Media with new media created

3) Configuration/Action/Create or Edit action
Define action operation as
Operation type : Send Message
Send message to : user created above
Choose 'Default message' or create your own message format

That's all.

Hope this helps
Alixen