Create item in Zabbix GUI

[Mun]

Hi,

I have monitor gmail using python script (image 1.png) and I want to create an item for this? I do add the script under User Parameter as shown in image 2.png.
Can someone help me?

Thanks.

[aigars.kadikis]

Hi, Mun!

You have to create one item with type text and then create multiple preprocessing items with regular expression like:
(INBOX )([0-9]+) and extract second group:





and you got data captured out:


Hope it helps

[jorginhopc]

Hi Aigars.

I have a different issue but perhaps you can help me.
picking this example, on item "multi line item" the Last Value is "UNREAD 1/1 ..." how can you use this value inside an action?
imagine that you put a trigger on this item when length > 0 and want to send this information by email.
inside action Î'm able to get item name, trigger name... but not the "last value" that fired the trigger

thanks in advance
Jorge

[Mun]

Hi aigars,

Thank you for your kind reply, but I can't get any result. Could you point any mistake on this (as attached image)?
Thanks.

[aigars.kadikis]

Hi, Mun!
Welcome back!

Please do not create preprocessing in the main item. Leave it untouched.
Preprocessing goes only in dependent items this time.

Let's start from begining.

Does zabbix user has assigned any environment in your setup?

grep zabbix /etc/passwd

If it ends "/sbin/nologin" this can mean that zabbix user do not know what the command 'python' actually is. Please try out one of these methods:

Solution 1

UserParameter=discovery.message,bash -c 'python /full/path/to/gmailMessageCounter.py --noauth_local_webserver'

Solution 2
Look where python binary is hosting on your system

whereis python

Create key:

UserParameter=discovery.message,/path/to/python /path/to/gmailMessageCounter.py --noauth_local_webserver

Test the key

zabbix_agentd -t discovery.message

Test key from 'zabbix' users perspective:

sudo -H -u zabbix bash -c 'zabbix_agentd -t discovery.message'

Regards,
Aigars

[Mun]

Hi aigars,

Sorry for the late reply, i have did everything as u suggested but then it showing "Timeout while executing the script" (as attached image). Any suggestion?
Thanks.

[tcilmo]

Hi aigars,

Sorry for the late reply, i have did everything as u suggested but then it showing "Timeout while executing the script" (as attached image). Any suggestion?
Thanks.

How long does it take to run? I would adjust the value of this config item on your agent and server config files:


### Option: Timeout
# Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Range: 1-30
# Default:
# Timeout=3

[Mun]

Hi tcilmo,

Thank you for your reply, I have change the timeout to 30 for both agent and server config files but it keeps appear the "Timeout while executing the script" error.
Thanks.

[tcilmo]

How long does it take the script to run? More than 30 seconds?