Re: TRAP AUTOMATIC ACTION not working ???

[James Shanks <James_Shanks@TIVOLI.COM>]

See the man page on trapd.conf -- they are the same variable specifications  as
you use in formatting the trap in trapd.conf:
$A is agent address, $C is community string, $1 is the first variable, etc.

James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support



Jeff Fitzwater <jfitz@PRINCETON.EDU> on 02/16/2000 04:07:30 PM

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Subject:  Re: TRAP AUTOMATIC ACTION not working ???




Thanks James that helped a bunch.   The last question is what variables
can I pass to the script?  Specifically host name.

Thanks much.

Jeff Fitzwater
Princeton University


James Shanks wrote:
>
> Take a look in ovactiond.log and look for error messages.
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
> Jeff Fitzwater <jfitz@PRINCETON.EDU> on 02/16/2000 12:46:29 PM
>
> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
>       <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
>
> To:   NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> cc:    (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
> Subject:  TRAP AUTOMATIC ACTION not working ???
>
> Netview 5.1.2
> Sol 2.6
>
> I have set up a test trap in Trap config.
>
> I enter "This is a test" in PopUP Notification box for the new evvent
> and also a script name in AUTOMATIC ACTION box.
>
> I use the "snmptrap" to generate the trap and I get a POPUP but the
> script doesn't seem to run.
>
> I execute script as standalone and it works fine.
>
> The script is very simple it just ECHOs "This is a test"
>
> I have tried putting the full path in but still nothing.
>
> I have followed the ADMIN guide on how to do this.
>
>  Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Jeff Fitzwater
> CIT Systems & Networking
> Princeton University