Re: [nv-l] NetView rule to send e-mails on Windows

[CMazon@commercebankfl.com]

When I had this working in Windows,
I called a batch file instead of running the nvmail command directly. Then
in the batch file I set the command parameters as needed. This allowed
me to see the entire command to make sure I was not missing any arguments.
Depending on the message you send it could get lengthy.

Carlos

Paul <pstroud@bellsouth.net>
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      DCF Document ID: 1042880 - IBM Tivoli NetView: The
*nvmail*
      program supplied with NetView is not sending email
when used in
      conjunction with a specified event/trap.

*Problem Desc:*              
   The *nvmail* program supplied with NetView is not
sending email when used in conjunction with a specified event/trap. The
command syntax used is the following: "*nvmail* -server my_smtp_server
-recipient my_email_address -subject "$3 on server $2" -message
"body 
text of email"" where $3 is event description and $2 nodename.
 
*Solution:*                
 Check that the *nvmail* command works from the command line
and verify that mail is received.. If mail is not received the problem
is that a true SMPT mail server has not been specified.

If it does work from the command line but the problem is that you get no
mail when it is run from a trap, then it may be that trapd cannot find
*nvmail*.
The daemons do not share the path, so always include a complete one.

A UNIX-style path may be used (which is what trapd is expecting because
it is ported from UNIX) as per the following:

"C:/usr/ov/bin/*nvmail*.exe <rest_of_nvmail_command>"

Or an NT-style path can be used but that must be "escaped" because
the 
underlying code does not recognize it per the following:

"C:\\usr\\ov\bin\\*nvmail*.exe <rest_of_nvmail_command>"

NOTE: The double \\ backslashes here are necessary because the single 
one is interpreted as an escape character.

SOLUTION # 117551



Paul


ronnie.ross@springs.com wrote:

>What is the trick to get NetView on Windows to send e-mails for alarms
>(down events)?
>
>On AIX you could just create an action in a rule like echo "$NVATTR_2
>$NVATTR_3 $NVT" | mail someone@something.com
>
>On Windows I have smtp running locally but it does not work.
>
>Ronnie
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