Understanding Triggers, Media, and Users

[michaelcaplan]

Hi there,

Im totally new to the wonderful world of Zabbix. I've installed a zabbix server and 4 agentd deamons with really no difficulties. I've configured the server to pick op the 4 servers running agentd, and used the Unit_t template to get each configured. All is well. Data is comming with no problem. sweet.

However, I am having problems setting up notifications. I'm assuing that I am just not quite getting how to properly configure all this. What I have done so far is the following:

1. Set up a new media. The media is a script that is referenced is the full path /usr/local/bin/zabbix-smtp (used for auth SMTP)

2. Set up a user. Added the above media to the user with all severity levels checked off.

3. Created a new action.

- The action type is send message
- Source is trigger
- Conditions Host group = all my servers
- Send message to single user
- user me
- etc.

I then activated an item for a server that was previously deactivated - IMAP. IMAP is currently not running on the server in question. When checking triggers, I get one set to true -- IMAP is certainly down for the server in question. However, I receive no email.

I did validate that the SMTP script I cobbled together works a-okay form the command line, so I'm pretty sure that is not the problem.

Am I missing somethign obvious here?

Thanks,

michael

[michaelcaplan]

Just wondering as a follow up, where shoudl I place script media. Can I reference it with an absolute path, or must it be placed in a specific directory?

Thanks

[Alexei]

You should place it to directory defined by AlertScriptsPath in zabbix_server.conf. No absolute file names allowed due to security concerns.

[michaelcaplan]

Thanks Alexie! I'm in business!