Re: Q: Is there a way to include some text into monit's alert message?

[SZÉPE Viktor]

Idézem/Quoting Bryan Harris <address@hidden>:

> Unless I misunderstand your question, I do this by printing to standard
> output. Like in the script here:
>
> https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/issues/346/check-user-account-expiration
>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 2:26 AM, Storm <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hi all! I have a simple question about using monit's program checks.
> >
> > I plan to use program check, with it's exit code I can force monit to send
> > alert mail message, ok. But how to include into that message some output
> > produced by checking program?
> >
> > I could modify program to write it's output in some file but how to tell
> > monit to use this file during message composing?
> >
> > There is something description field in mail-format, is it suitable for
> > this purpose?
> >
> > From monit's docs
> > <https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#Message-format>:
> >
> > The subject and body may contain $NAME variables, which are expanded by
> > Monit. Here is a list of variables that can be used when composing an alert
> > message
> >
> > …
> >
> > $DESCRIPTION The description of the error condition
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your answers!

The very same program you use for exit status may produce output.
It is included in alert emails. It is "R:8.8.8.8 2"

 Status failed Service network_resolv

        Date:        Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:01:42
        Action:      alert
        Host:        staging.example.com
        Description: status failed (1) -- R:8.8.8.8 2

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