Comments for Config Fun http://configfun.com/blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Alexander Mamchenkov http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11244 Alexander Mamchenkov Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:06:10 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11244 I m glad you managed to set it up finally :) It is a while i used this system, since now I use SMS gateway for notifications, but good to know old methods also work :) I m glad you managed to set it up finally :) It is a while i used this system, since now I use SMS gateway for notifications, but good to know old methods also work :)

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Willie http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11242 Willie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:52:50 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11242 Hello Alexander and the rest of the guys: I am happy to report to you all that we finally got this working. I am receiving cell phone notifications from nagios. Just a note for anyone out there trying to get this working, for some reason, I do not get notifications on my MetroPCS cell phone, but I do on my Verizon Wireless phone. Just keep in mind that, according to what I have experienced, the cell phone carrier matters. Thanks again to you Alexander and the rest of you all for all your help --Willie Hello Alexander and the rest of the guys:

I am happy to report to you all that we finally got this working.
I am receiving cell phone notifications from nagios. Just a note for anyone out there trying to get this working, for some reason, I do not get notifications on my MetroPCS cell phone, but I do on my Verizon Wireless phone. Just keep in mind that, according to what I have experienced, the cell phone carrier matters.

Thanks again to you Alexander and the rest of you all for all your help
–Willie

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Willie http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11241 Willie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:25:13 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11241 When I try to update my cell phone, after sending the string to the 40404 number, I get this disappointing message: 40404 NUMBER IS NOT SUPPORTED OR USER HAS NOT SUBSCRIBED TO SMS. My provider is MetroPCS. I have unlimited and free text messages, so I really do not understand what is going on. I hope someone can help me on this. Thanks. --Willie When I try to update my cell phone, after sending the string to the 40404 number, I get this disappointing message:

40404 NUMBER IS NOT SUPPORTED OR USER HAS NOT SUBSCRIBED TO SMS.

My provider is MetroPCS. I have unlimited and free text messages, so I really do not understand what is going on.

I hope someone can help me on this.
Thanks.
–Willie

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Willie http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11239 Willie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:21:02 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11239 Hello Alexander: Thanks for your answer. I have followed steps 1-5 on your instructions. I get notifications from the nagios account to my personal account on twitter. However, I do not get anything on my cell phone. I entered my cell phone number on my personal account so that when nagios sends a notification to my personal account, I can get it on my cell phone. I sent the text string specified on devices, and enabled it by clicking to theleft of: It’s okay for Twitter to send txt messages to my phone. Standard rates apply. However, I do not get any notifications on my cell yet. I just get them from nagios (twiter) account to my personal (twiter) account. I do you think could be the problem? Thanks. --Willie Hello Alexander:

Thanks for your answer.

I have followed steps 1-5 on your instructions. I get notifications from the nagios account to my personal account on twitter. However, I do not get anything on my cell phone. I entered my cell phone number on my personal account so that when nagios sends a notification to my personal account, I can get it on my cell phone. I sent the text string specified on devices, and enabled it by clicking to theleft of:

It’s okay for Twitter to send txt messages to my phone. Standard rates apply.

However, I do not get any notifications on my cell yet. I just get them from nagios (twiter) account to my personal (twiter) account.

I do you think could be the problem?

Thanks.
–Willie

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Alexander Mamchenkov http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11234 Alexander Mamchenkov Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:14:46 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11234 Hi, here is the logic that might be easier: 1. You need a separate account on Twitter for your nagios 2. Make sure that in the settings of that account (for nagios) you set messages to be private, so that only people who are friends of that nagios account can see posts, otherwise all your nagios notifications will appear in the public post stream 3. Create yourself a twitter account. 4. Make your own twitter account to be a friend of nagios account and enable nofications of you whenever something appears on nagios twitter account 5. Specify email and (optionally) gtalk account in you twitter settings and enable notifications. Now what happens is that whenever there is an alert at nagios, it is posted onto nagios twitter wall, from there, you, being a friend of this nagios, receive a notification ) Hi,

here is the logic that might be easier:

1. You need a separate account on Twitter for your nagios
2. Make sure that in the settings of that account (for nagios) you set messages to be private, so that only people who are friends of that nagios account can see posts, otherwise all your nagios notifications will appear in the public post stream
3. Create yourself a twitter account.
4. Make your own twitter account to be a friend of nagios account and enable nofications of you whenever something appears on nagios twitter account
5. Specify email and (optionally) gtalk account in you twitter settings and enable notifications.

Now what happens is that whenever there is an alert at nagios, it is posted onto nagios twitter wall, from there, you, being a friend of this nagios, receive a notification )

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Willie http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11233 Willie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:37:39 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11233 Hello again: I figured out what the problem was. I had to install Net:Twitter. Using centos 5.2, this is how I did it: yum install "*JSON*" /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::Twitter' Now, when I try the above command: /usr/local/nagios/libexec/twitter.pl "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ - $HOSTNAME$-$SERVICEDESC$ - $SERVICESTATE$ - $SERVICEOUTPUT$" I get a message on my twitter account, but how to I make it to get to my cell phone? Remember, I want nagios to send me notifications to my cell phone as text messages. I am also confused as how to create the nagios account and make it a friend with my account. I have been looking on twitter.com how to do so, but I have not found the way to do it. Please, someone help me. Thanks. --Willie Hello again:

I figured out what the problem was. I had to install Net:Twitter.
Using centos 5.2, this is how I did it:

yum install “*JSON*”
/usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e ‘install Net::Twitter’

Now, when I try the above command:

/usr/local/nagios/libexec/twitter.pl “$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ - $HOSTNAME$-$SERVICEDESC$ - $SERVICESTATE$ - $SERVICEOUTPUT$”

I get a message on my twitter account, but how to I make it to get to my cell phone?

Remember, I want nagios to send me notifications to my cell phone as text messages. I am also confused as how to create the nagios account and make it a friend with my account. I have been looking on twitter.com how to do so, but I have not found the way to do it.

Please, someone help me.

Thanks.
–Willie

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Willie http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11227 Willie Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:49:43 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11227 Hello again: I tried running twitter.pl from the command line, and it gave me a whole bunch of errors. I do not know perl, so I really do not understand what is the problem. These are the error messages: Can't locate Net/Twitter.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi .... .... /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at ./twitter.pl line 3. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./twitter.pl line 3. Please someone help me. Thanks. Hello again:

I tried running twitter.pl from the command line, and it gave me a whole bunch of errors. I do not know perl, so I really do not understand what is the problem. These are the error messages:

Can’t locate Net/Twitter.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi ….
…. /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at ./twitter.pl line 3.
BEGIN failed–compilation aborted at ./twitter.pl line 3.

Please someone help me.
Thanks.

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by Willie http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11226 Willie Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:37:31 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-11226 I am trying to use this script and twitter to get nagios to send me notificaitons to my cell phone. However, I am a little confused in the part where you say "The above part will post all alerts to nagios twitter account. In order to be able to receive them via SMS or GTalk, add nagios twitter account as a friend to your personal twitter account (don’t forget to grant access to become a fried from nagios twitter account if you made it private) and follow up", I am not sure what do you mean? Do you mean to create twitter account for nagios? If so, what would nagios' email be? I hope you can help me on this. Thanks. --Willie I am trying to use this script and twitter to get nagios to send me notificaitons to my cell phone. However, I am a little confused in the part where you say “The above part will post all alerts to nagios twitter account. In order to be able to receive them via SMS or GTalk, add nagios twitter account as a friend to your personal twitter account (don’t forget to grant access to become a fried from nagios twitter account if you made it private) and follow up”, I am not sure what do you mean?

Do you mean to create twitter account for nagios? If so, what would nagios’ email be?

I hope you can help me on this.
Thanks.
–Willie

]]> Comment on Twitter as Nagios notification gateway by jammarlibre http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-10228 jammarlibre Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:46:17 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/03/26/twitter-as-nagios-notification-gateway/#comment-10228 You have an outstanding good and well structured site. I enjoyed browsing through it.i You have an outstanding good and well structured site. I enjoyed browsing through it.i

]]> Comment on Recommendation for multi-user password manager by Finn http://configfun.com/blog/2007/01/10/recommendation-for-multi-user-password-manager/#comment-9065 Finn Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:46:03 +0000 http://configfun.com/blog/2007/01/10/recommendation-for-multi-user-password-manager/#comment-9065 So did anyone find one - a password manager with multiuser / access levels? We have been using Keepass which has been great, but has outgrown our needs. It is only single write (1 user at a time) and doesnt ahve access levels which means that 1 password and you have access to all the passwords contained within the db. Love to hear if there is another product out there.... cheers So did anyone find one - a password manager with multiuser / access levels? We have been using Keepass which has been great, but has outgrown our needs. It is only single write (1 user at a time) and doesnt ahve access levels which means that 1 password and you have access to all the passwords contained within the db.

Love to hear if there is another product out there…. cheers

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