Media Type : Script (SMS bash script not executed)

[al-siput]

Hello,

i've created bash script for sending sms...
the script is running if i execute it from command shell.
but zabbix won't execute it (or maybe execute but not functioning)

this is the script

filename : smsalert

#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/gsmsendsms -d /dev/ttyS0 -b 115200 $1 "Sub:$2 -------- ------- Msg:$3 (Zabbix SMS Alert)"

no error is recorded

[RohrbaGe]

Hi al-siput,
As far as I remember you have to place the script
in /home/zabbix/bin.

If you do not have this structure yet, create it, and chown /chrgrp to zabbix.

I'm using gammu with the mysqld, as this is queing multiple sms, which prog
you are using.
( I have planned sometimes to use incoming sms to run actions)


Regards
Gerald

[al-siput]

i think i put it in right place



the other script is running... except the sending sms part

the sms script running smoothly before this..
but i think after i upgraded the server (ubuntu) by issuing command
apt-get update and apt-get upgrade
the problem occur

this is part of my conf file

# Location for custom alert scripts
#AlertScriptsPath=/home/zabbix/bin/
#AlertScriptsPath=/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.4.5/bin
AlertScriptsPath=/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.4.5/bin/

# Location of external scripts
ExternalScripts=/etc/zabbix/externalscripts

[Calimero]

In the "Media" screen did you type the full path (/home/zabbix/zabbix-XXX/bin/sendsms) or relative path (sendsms) ?

My AlertScriptPath is defined as /usr/local/zabbix/bin/.
If I give '/usr/local/zabbix/bin/sendsms.php' as my alert script in the Media screen, Zabbix tries to run /usr/local/zabbix/bin///usr/local/zabbix/bin/sendsms.php

So you have to give the path relative to AlertScriptPath. In my case: "sendsms.php".

What if you add some "echo I am here >> /tmp/sms.log" in you script ?
I guess you double checked permissions ?

[al-siput]

Calimero :

i just type the file name (refer attached pics before)

What if you add some "echo I am here >> /tmp/sms.log" in you script ?
I guess you double checked permissions ?

it's working...
only the sending sms part is not working...

[Calimero]

Does zabbix have read/write permissions on /dev/ttyS0 ?

[JMecham]

I got this working

Keep in mind, I am a super n00b, but here are the steps I had to take to make it work - I realize these are hack and slash, but that's OK with me:

make sure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf has this line, pointing to the bin directory: AlertScriptsPath=/home/zabbix/bin

mkdir /home/zabbix/bin
chmod 777 /home/zabbix/bin #yeah, everyone woo
(make your script here - if it is a shell script, make sure it starts with this:

#! /bin/sh

I was hung up here for a long time)

In the script, I found it useful to use absolute directory references for any file names or calls you might make.

make a media type, script, USE SHORT FILENAME HERE ie:alert_smsemail.sh as the name.

make a user, apply this media to the user

of interest: $1 $2 and $3 are passed to the script at it's launch
$1 is the "target" of the user's alert action - in my case I used an SMS email box name (###@tmomail.net)
$2 is the subject of the trigger (PROBLEM:w/e) from the zabbix action screens
$3 is the body of the alert message

One last thing, I found it useful to use a script to launch a script, so that I could keep a log of the outputs (see below)

caveat: If you are using this script to launch another application, to pass the parameters correctly, I recommend putting them in ""
ie:
#! /bin/sh
expect /home/zabbix/bin/alert_smsemail "$1" "$2" "$3" >/home/zabbix/bin/runlog.txt

[dagun]

Hi

Keep in mind, I am a super n00b, but here are the steps I had to take to make it work - I realize these are hack and slash, but that's OK with me:

make sure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf has this line, pointing to the bin directory: AlertScriptsPath=/home/zabbix/bin

mkdir /home/zabbix/bin
chmod 777 /home/zabbix/bin #yeah, everyone woo
(make your script here - if it is a shell script, make sure it starts with this:

#! /bin/sh

I was hung up here for a long time)

In the script, I found it useful to use absolute directory references for any file names or calls you might make.

make a media type, script, USE SHORT FILENAME HERE ie:alert_smsemail.sh as the name.

make a user, apply this media to the user

of interest: $1 $2 and $3 are passed to the script at it's launch
$1 is the "target" of the user's alert action - in my case I used an SMS email box name (###@tmomail.net)
$2 is the subject of the trigger (PROBLEM:w/e) from the zabbix action screens
$3 is the body of the alert message

One last thing, I found it useful to use a script to launch a script, so that I could keep a log of the outputs (see below)

caveat: If you are using this script to launch another application, to pass the parameters correctly, I recommend putting them in ""
ie:
#! /bin/sh
expect /home/zabbix/bin/alert_smsemail "$1" "$2" "$3" >/home/zabbix/bin/runlog.txt

Can you give me a detailed example?????Thanks.

[JMecham]

scripts

Can you give me a detailed example?????Thanks.

Of which part? Most of it seems pretty concise, reading back over it.

[Balaraju]

sms alert from zabbix

Hi team,

I am also facing some problem with sms alert using http api.

I am using below script but its not working properly. Can any body help on this. in body i am getting same value what i have written in script.

#!/bin/bash
to=$1
subject=$2
body=`echo "Hostname: {HOST.NAME}, Trigger severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}, {ITEM.NAME}: {ITEM.VALUE}"`
textconvert=$(echo "$2 $body" | tr -s " " "+")
/usr/bin/curl "http://xxx.xx.xxx.xx//httpapi/sendmsg.php?user=test&password=test@123&from=callt r&to=$to&message=$textconvert&msg_type=t&dcs=0&del iv_ack=1&udh=0"

I am getting alert but in body i am not getting hostname,severity. Can any boy help.

[Mr.D]

Hi Balaraju,

you edit as follows:

#!/bin/bash
to=$1
subject=$2
body=`echo "Hostname: {HOST.NAME}, Trigger severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}, {ITEM.NAME}: {ITEM.VALUE}"`
textconvert=$(echo "$2 $body" | tr -s " " "+")
data='sendmsg.php?user=test&password=test@123&from =calltr&to='${to}'&message='${textconvert}'&msg_ty pe=t&dcs=0&deliv_ack=1&udh=0'
curl -X POST -d "${data}" \http://xxx.xx.xxx.xx/httpapi/

then check again

Hi team,

I am also facing some problem with sms alert using http api.

I am using below script but its not working properly. Can any body help on this. in body i am getting same value what i have written in script.

#!/bin/bash
to=$1
subject=$2
body=`echo "Hostname: {HOST.NAME}, Trigger severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}, {ITEM.NAME}: {ITEM.VALUE}"`
textconvert=$(echo "$2 $body" | tr -s " " "+")
/usr/bin/curl "http://xxx.xx.xxx.xx//httpapi/sendmsg.php?user=test&password=test@123&from=callt r&to=$to&message=$textconvert&msg_type=t&dcs=0&del iv_ack=1&udh=0"

I am getting alert but in body i am not getting hostname,severity. Can any boy help.

[vlam]

Hi All

I also need some help here, first off my setup is split into separate App, DB and Front-ends. I take it the alert script needs to be on the App server in usr/lib/zabbix/alertscripts

My question is We have a dedicated sms server that the file needs to be dropped in a folder and then it reads the To: statement and it sends the SMS to there.

How would I need to change my side so that I could get that working?

PS SMS server we use is SMS Tools 3

The SMS Tools 3 Server is a Windows server and the dir where the file needs to go is on C:\cygwin\var\spool\sms\outgoing

What in the script will need to change to be able to place the file on that Windows dir

script:
#!/bin/bash

to=$1
subject=$2
body=$3

cat <<EOF | mail -s "$subject" "$to"
$body
EOF


Any help in setting it up would be greatly appreciated.

[Mr.D]

Hi VLAM,

If your SMS tool support API, you can use it to write the script.

Hi All

I also need some help here, first off my setup is split into separate App, DB and Front-ends. I take it the alert script needs to be on the App server in usr/lib/zabbix/alertscripts

My question is We have a dedicated sms server that the file needs to be dropped in a folder and then it reads the To: statement and it sends the SMS to there.

How would I need to change my side so that I could get that working?

PS SMS server we use is SMS Tools 3

The SMS Tools 3 Server is a Windows server and the dir where the file needs to go is on C:\cygwin\var\spool\sms\outgoing

What in the script will need to change to be able to place the file on that Windows dir

script:
#!/bin/bash

to=$1
subject=$2
body=$3

cat <<EOF | mail -s "$subject" "$to"
$body
EOF


Any help in setting it up would be greatly appreciated.