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On 3/19/07, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Hi,

Is there a list of the variables that are passed to alerting scripts and
what they contain? I haven't found a list and I would like to
make our custom alerting script much more descriptive by adding items such
as IP address, ...

Thanks.

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From: Geoff Hallford [mailto:user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:01 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] List of Variables passed to Scripts

 
Hi,

 
Is there a list of the variables that are passed to alerting scripts and
what they contain? I haven't found a list and I would like to make our
custom alerting script much more descriptive by adding items such as IP
address, ... 
 
Thanks.

On 3/19/07, Kauffman, Tom <user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid> wrote:

 Check the man pages for hobbit-alerts.cfg; at the end is the list of
environment variables passed to the scripts.


Tom


*From:* Geoff Hallford [mailto:user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* Monday, March 19, 2007 1:01 PM
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Subject:* [hobbit] List of Variables passed to Scripts


Hi,


Is there a list of the variables that are passed to alerting scripts and
what they contain? I haven't found a list and I would like to
make our custom alerting script much more descriptive by adding items such
as IP address, ...


Thanks.

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On 3/19/07, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Hi Tom,

Thanks I know about this list but it doesn't provide all variables passed to
the scripts. When I wanted to find out a couple months ago, how to include
the DESCR tag (from bb-hosts) in my script, Henrik told me I could use the
$BBH_DESCRIPTION variable and it does work and is passed to the script. This
variable is not included in the list in hobbit-alerts.cfg man page. I am
just wondering if there are more variables not listed in there, that are
passed because I have alerts for 8 organizations on my server and about 700
servers/devices, so I would like to be more descriptive if possible in my
alerting.

On 3/19/07, Ralph Mitchell <user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid> wrote:

On 3/19/07, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Hi Tom,

Thanks I know about this list but it doesn't provide all variables
passed to
the scripts. When I wanted to find out a couple months ago, how to
include
the DESCR tag (from bb-hosts) in my script, Henrik told me I could use
the
$BBH_DESCRIPTION variable and it does work and is passed to the script.

This

variable is not included in the list in hobbit-alerts.cfg man page. I am
just wondering if there are more variables not listed in there, that are
passed because I have alerts for 8 organizations on my server and about

700

servers/devices, so I would like to be more descriptive if possible in
my
alerting.

Did you try putting something like:

  env > /tmp/alert.env

into the alert script??  It should tell you *everything* that gets
passed in the environment.

Ralph Mitchell

Geoff Hallford wrote:

Hi Tom,
 Thanks I know about this list but it doesn't provide all variables passed to the scripts. When I wanted to find out a couple months ago, how to include the DESCR tag (from bb-hosts) in my script, Henrik told me I could use the $BBH_DESCRIPTION variable and it does work and is passed to the script. This variable is not included in the list in hobbit-alerts.cfg man page. I am just wondering if there are more variables not listed in there, that are passed because I have alerts for 8 organizations on my server and about 700 servers/devices, so I would like to be more descriptive if possible in my alerting.
 Thanks for the thought though.

 On 3/19/07, *Kauffman, Tom* <user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid>> wrote:

    Check the man pages for hobbit-alerts.cfg; at the end is the list
    of environment variables passed to the scripts.

     
    Tom

     

    *Subject: * [hobbit] List of Variables passed to Scripts

     
    Hi,

     
    Is there a list of the variables that are passed to alerting
    scripts and what they contain? I haven't found a list and I would
    like to make our custom alerting script much more descriptive by
    adding items such as IP address, ...

     
    Thanks.

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On 3/20/07, Charles Jones <user-e86b4aeade4e@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Make a script that performs the "export" command, and logs the output to a
file, then you should be able to see all the available variables, including
Hobbit ones :)

-Charles

Geoff Hallford wrote:

Hi Tom,

Thanks I know about this list but it doesn't provide all variables passed
to the scripts. When I wanted to find out a couple months ago, how to
include the DESCR tag (from bb-hosts) in my script, Henrik told me I could
use the $BBH_DESCRIPTION variable and it does work and is passed to the
script. This variable is not included in the list in hobbit-alerts.cfg man
page. I am just wondering if there are more variables not listed in there,
that are passed because I have alerts for 8 organizations on my server and
about 700 servers/devices, so I would like to be more descriptive if
possible in my alerting.

Thanks for the thought though.


On 3/19/07, Kauffman, Tom <user-3feba9e60a8b@xymon.invalid> wrote:

 Check the man pages for hobbit-alerts.cfg; at the end is the list of
environment variables passed to the scripts.


Tom


*From:* Geoff Hallford [mailto: user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* Monday, March 19, 2007 1:01 PM
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Subject: *[hobbit] List of Variables passed to Scripts


Hi,


Is there a list of the variables that are passed to alerting scripts and
what they contain? I haven't found a list and I would like to
make our custom alerting script much more descriptive by adding items such
as IP address, ...


Thanks.

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