Operating system name and version: : Debian 5.0
Version of smsd: 3.1-2
Smsd installed from: http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/packages/smstools3-3.1.tar.gz
Name and model of a modem / phone: Wavecom
Interface: Serial (RJ45)

Hi, currently I'm working for sending alert notification (SMS) through Nagios 3.2. I have configured Nagios to send SMS using smstools3 but it doesn't send out any SMS.

Here are the config:

i) /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/commands.cfg

define command{
command_name notify-host-by-sms
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$ \nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time:$LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/local/bin/sendsms $CONTACTEMAIL$ "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert:$HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$ **"
}


define command{
command_name notify-service-by-sms
command_line /usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\nHost: $HOSTNAME$ \nState: $HOSTSTATE$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nInfo: $HOSTOUTPUT$\n\nDate/Time:$LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/local/bin/sendsms $CONTACTEMAIL$ "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert:$SERVICEDESC$ on $HOSTNAME$ State: $SERVICESTATE$ **"
}


ii) /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/contacts.cfg


define contact{
contact_name zulfadhli-SMS
alias Zulfadhli
contactgroups admins
service_notification_period 24x7
host_notification_period 24x7
service_notification_options c,r
host_notification_options d,u,r
service_notification_commands notify-service-by-sms
host_notification_commands notify-host-by-sms
email 6019XXXXXXX
}

iii) /etc/smsd.conf


devices = GSM1
outgoing = /var/spool/sms/outgoing
checked = /var/spool/sms/checked
incoming = /var/spool/sms/incoming
logfile = /var/log/smsd.log
infofile = /var/run/smstools/smsd.working
pidfile = /var/run/smstools/smsd.pid
#outgoing = /var/spool/sms/outgoing
#checked = /var/spool/sms/checked
failed = /var/spool/sms/failed
#incoming = /var/spool/sms/incoming
sent = /var/spool/sms/sent
stats = /var/log/smstools/smsd_stats
loglevel = 7
#delaytime = 10
#errorsleeptime = 10
#blocktime = 3600
#stats = /var/log/smsd_stats
#stats_interval = 3600
#stats_no_zeroes = no
#checkhandler = /usr/local/bin/smscheck
receive_before_send = no
# autosplit 0=no 1=yes 2=with text numbers 3=concatenated
autosplit = 3
# store_received_pdu 0=no, 1=unsupported, 2=unsupported and 8bit, 3=all
#store_received_pdu = 1
#validity = 255
#decode_unicode_text = no
#internal_combine = no
# You can specify here an external program that is started whenever an alarm occurs.
# alarmhandler = /path/to/an/alarmhandler/script
# Specifies what levels start an alarmhandler. You can use value between 2 and 5.
# alarmlevel = 4
# eventhandler = @EVENTHANDLER@
#blacklist = /etc/smstools/blacklist
#whitelist = /etc/smstools/whitelist

#[queues]
# Commented lines are examples for germany
# D1 = /var/spool/sms/D1
# D2 = /var/spool/sms/D2
# O2 = /var/spool/sms/O2
# EPLUS = /var/spool/sms/EPLUS
# QUAM = /var/sppol/sms/QUAM
# MOBILCOM = /var/spool/sms/MOBILCOM
#OTHER = /var/spool/sms/OTHER

#[provider]
# Commented lines are examples for germany
# D1 = 49160, 49170, 49171, 49175, 49151
# D2 = 491520, 49162, 49172, 49173, 49174
# O2 = 49176, 49179, 49159
# EPLUS = 49163, 49177, 49178, 49157
# QUAM = 49150
# MOBILCOM = 49156
#OTHER = 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

#[GSM1]
# init = ATE0+CPMS="SM"+CNMI=2,0,0,2,1
# # Windows: /dev/com1, Solaris: /dev/cua/a, Linux /dev/ttyS0
# device = /dev/ttyS0
# incoming = yes
# queues = OTHER
# You don't need a PIN for mobile phones
# pin = 1111
# mode = new
# smsc = 491722270000
# baudrate = 19200
# rtscts = yes
# cs_convert = yes
# report = no
# memory_start = 1
# primary_memory = memory name
# secondary_memory = memory name
# secondary_memory_max = number
# pdu_from_file = /var/spool/sms/GSM1-PDU
# sending_disabled = no
# decode_unicode_text = no
# internal_combine = no
#
#[GSM2]
#init = ATE0
# Windows: /dev/com2, Solaris: /dev/cua/b, Linux /dev/ttyS1
#device = /dev/ttyS1
#incoming = yes
#queues = OTHER
#You don't need a PIN for mobile phones
#pin = 2222
#mode = new
#smsc = 491710760000
#baudrate = 19200
#rtscts = yes
#cs_convert = yes
#report = no
#memory_start = 1
#primary_memory = memory name
#secondary_memory = memory name
#secondary_memory_max = number
#pdu_from_file = /var/spool/sms/GSM2-PDU
#sending_disabled = no
#decode_unicode_text = no
#internal_combine = no
[GSM1]
#init =
device = /dev/ttyS0
incoming = yes
#pin =
baudrate = 19200


When compiling Nagios using /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg it shows no error. I can send SMS manually using sendsms command but it doesn't send any alert SMS if one (or more) of my monitored server went down. Any helps and suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks

p/s: do I need some sort of "sendsms.sh" script on /usr/local/nagios/libexec

Ah, one more thing. I run everything as a root. Is this might be a permission issue?

I do not use Nagios myself, but I know that there are users who use it successfully together with Smstools3.

Perhaps you have a permission problem. You are running smsd as a root, but under what user the Nagios is executed? Perhaps it cannot create a file into the outgoing directory? Can you check the permissions of outgoing directory (ls -l /var/spool/sms), and make it world-writable (chmod 666 /var/spool/sms/outgoing) if necessary.

Thanks keke for the reply.

It is indeed permission problem. It's working now. These are my configs.

i) /var/spool/sms/outgoing

drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2010-03-22 14:59 checked
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2010-03-22 14:14 failed
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 failed1
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 failed2
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 failed3
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2010-03-22 14:15 incoming
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2010-03-22 15:07 outgoing
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 queue1
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 queue2
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 queue3
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2010-03-22 14:59 sent
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 sent1
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 sent2
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 sent3
drwxrwsr-t 2 smsd smsd 4096 2008-10-06 12:04 tmp

ii) /etc/smsd.conf

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3019 2010-03-19 16:48 /etc/smsd.conf


iii) /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects

-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 8745 2010-03-10 10:22 commands.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 3054 2010-03-22 15:04 contacts.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 5403 2009-11-11 16:00 localhost.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 3124 2009-11-11 16:00 printer.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 3293 2009-11-11 16:00 switch.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 10864 2009-11-11 16:20 templates.cfg
drwxr-sr-x 2 root nagios 4096 2010-03-17 11:07 test
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 3209 2009-11-11 16:00 timeperiods.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nagios nagios 4022 2010-03-17 09:17 windows.cfg

iv) less /etc/group

dialout: x:20:gsmsms,smsd,root,nagios
smsd: x:109:nagios

Cheers

Ven wrote

Operating system name and version: : Debian 5.0
Version of smsd: 3.1-2
Smsd installed from: http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/packages/smstools3-3.1.tar.gz
Name and model of a modem / phone: Wavecom
Interface: Serial (RJ45)

Hi Ven,
I am interested to get the Wavecom Fastrak Supreme 10 with serial connectivity and work on CentOS 4.8. I think it should work with SMSTools3 .

BTW, which Wavecom model are you using?

I'm using Wavecom Fastrak also. Yes, its a serial.

You wont have any problem using CentOS 4.8. There's plenty of solution provided here. You can check them out. I got one friend using CentOS with SMSTools3 and it works just fine.

Good luck on your project