Sendmail of AIX Error Reports

[olli2003]

Dear All,

I've tried to send an Error Report, wich is generated from a machine, to an external E-Mail. So in this way I've tried to filter for some strange things at first, f. ex.

"errpt|grep UNABLE TO ALLOCATE SPACE >/tmp/errpt_pri1.lst"
(that file will create then). So now I want to send this file to an external Address after, using this command:

"more errpt_pri1 |senmail -v oliver.nelle@souls.de"

It's also ok, my problem now is, that if the file doesn't
exist, I'll also get a mail with a blank side, and that's what I don't want. I only will get a Mail, if this file was created, that's all! I think I've to write a Shell Script with If/Endif, must I? But I don't know how (
Thanks a lot to all can help me!!!)))

Regards
Oliver

 

[jaki]

the following script would fit your needs i guess:

# ! /bin/ksh
if [ -f /tmp/errpt_pri1.lst ]
then
more errpt_pri1 |senmail -v oliver.nelle@souls.de
fi

regards
Mark

 

[Morsing]

One liner:

# if [ -f errpr_pri1 ]; then cat errpt_pri1 |sendmail -v oliver.nelle@souls.de; fi

Or a script:

#/bin/ksh

if [ -f errpt_pri1 ]
then
cat errpt_pri1 |sendmail -v oliver.nelle@souls.de
fi

exit 0 Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[olli2003]

Thanks for all replies guys, you're great!!!!



Best Regards

Oliver

 

[olli2003]

Sorry, the next problem pops up...
If I use the "grep command" for the string I search for,
also a file will create if the string wasn't found.
So the result is, that every time there will be a file.
But I've just to want have the file create if the "grep" of a string was successful. Please can you help me one more time? Thanks a lot,

Regards
Oliver

 

[Morsing]

#/bin/ksh

if errpt|grep "UNABLE TO ALLOCATE SPACE" >/tmp/errpt_pri1.lst
then
if [ -f errpt_pri1 ]
then
cat errpt_pri1 |sendmail -v oliver.nelle@souls.de
fi
fi

exit 0 Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[Morsing]

Oooopppssss....

Sorry about that. If you get a strange mail with and errpt list in it, it just me playing around :-O

Cheers Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[olli2003]

Hi Henrik!

if errpt |grep ALLOCATE > /tmp/errpt_pri1_saphir_d
if errpt |grep SHUTDOWN >> /tmp/errpt_pri1_saphir_d
if errpt |grep ERROR |grep LINK >> /tmp/errpt_pri1_saphir_d
if errpt |grep LOGGING |grep OFF >> /tmp/errpt_pri1_saphir_d
then
cd /tmp
if [ -f errpt_pri1_saphir_d ]; then cat errpt_pri1_saphir_d |sendmail -v oliver.nelle@souls.de; fi
fi fi
fi
fi
rm errpt_pri1_saphir_d
cd /

Something's wrong here. I'll fetch some different things in one file, this file I want to print then, but in this case NO FILE will create ((( Something wrong on it?
Best Regards
Oliver

 

[Morsing]

Yes. If just one of these IF statements fail, it will exit.
You need something like an ELIF statement.

Cheers Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

[olli2003]

Hi Henrik,

why the program will abort then?
But how I can use the "elif" in my case?
Thanks again!

Best Regards
Oliver

 

[olli2003]

Hi Freaks,

I'm not really satisfied with this solution.
Perhaps there's another possibility?
Thanks and have a nice weekend!

Best Regards
Oliver

 

[bbrk364]

This is a script will alert an error on an AIX:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
# Author: Hao Nguyen
#set -o xtrace

# You can put this script in CRON and have it run at 20,40,59 min.
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:.
export PATH

# This script will parse the error log (out put of errpt daemon) to notify
# the administrator if there are any errors. It only reports errors occured
# from the last 20 min. to current time of the day.
m=`date +"%m"`
d=`date +"%d"`
H=`date +"%H"`
M=`date +"%M"`
M1=`expr ${M} - 20 `
M1=`echo ${M1} | awk '{printf "%02d",$1}' `
y=`date +"%y"`
errpt -s ${m}${d}${H}${M1}${y} -e ${m}${d}${H}${M}${y} > /tmp/.error
#echo "ssadsadas" > /tmp/.error
STATUS=`wc /tmp/.error | awk '{ print $1}' `
if [[ ${STATUS} > 0 ]]; then
mail -s &quot;%ERROR on `hostname` &quot; unixsupport < /tmp/.error

fi # periodically.