Do you want Nagios or op5 Monitor notifications to be sent by MSN? Follow the steps below to implement it.
This is a hint from my colleague Martin Kamijo, kudos to him 😛
Steps:
- Create an email account that the Nagios or op5 Monitor system will use to send from. I used gmail.
- Create the account at http://www.msn.com/
- The Nagios/op5 Monitor MSN Account and the one you want to send to MUST have each other in the contacts list. I used Pidgin and also tested to send messages back and forth.
- Download the script that will send the message and put it in an appropriate directory on your Nagios or op5 Monitor host.
- Modify the script by change $login_id =’ and $passwd = to the newly created account.
- Test the script to see if there is any perl modules that needs to be installed. I only needed Jcode so I installed it with #perl -MCPAN -e ‘install Jcode’
- Send a test message by running: # ./notify_by_msn.pl “This is a test message” email@example.org
- Yes I recieved the message, in my MSN client Pidgin.
- Create the host and service notify command by editing misccommands.cfg and add the notify definitions below.
- Create the contact and contactgroups, see below
- Use your newly created contactgroup for your hosts and services you want.
The notify definitions in /opt/monitor/etc/misccommands.cfg
define command{
command_name notify-service-by-msn
command_line $USER1$/custom//notify_by_msn.pl "[Nagios] $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Service Alert: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
define command{
command_name notify-host-by-msn
command_line $USER1$/custom/notify_by_msn.pl "[Nagios] $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ Host Alert: $HOSTNAME$ is $HOSTSTATE$" $CONTACTEMAIL$
}
Define your contact using the notify scripts /opt/monitor/etc/contacts.cfg
# contact 'peter_msn'
define contact{
contact_name peter_msn
alias peter_msn
host_notifications_enabled 1
service_notifications_enabled 1
can_submit_commands 0
retain_status_information 1
retain_nonstatus_information 1
host_notification_period 24x7
service_notification_period 24x7
host_notification_options d,r
service_notification_options c,w,r
host_notification_commands notify-host-by-msn
service_notification_commands notify-service-by-msn
contactgroups it-slav_msn
email emailaccount@domain
}
Define your contactgroup in /opt/monitor/etc/contactgroups.cfg
# contactgroup 'it-slav_msn'
define contactgroup{
contactgroup_name it-slav_msn
alias it-slav_msn
}
Links:
December 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Hello there,
Thanks for this howto. But when I try to send a message to a MSN account, nothing appends, no receive message, no error message.
In debug mode, the following output is generated:
TX: VER 0 MSNP8 CVR0
RX: VER 0 MSNP8
TX: CVR 1 0x0409 win 4.10 i386 MSNMSGR 5.0.0544 MSMSGS [mymsnsaccount]
RX: CVR 1 7.0.0820 7.0.0820 7.0.0820 http://msgruser.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/9/7/6/976085F9-D0F8-4D96-9208-FC1B461CD3D7/Install_MSN_Messenger_DL.exe http://messenger.msn.com
TX: USR 2 TWN I [mymsnsaccount]
RX: XFR 2 NS 207.46.106.99:1863 0 65.54.239.141:1863
TX: VER 3 MSNP8 CVR0
RX: VER 3 MSNP8
TX: CVR 4 0x0409 win 4.10 i386 MSNMSGR 5.0.0544 MSMSGS [mymsnsaccount]
RX: CVR 4 7.0.0820 7.0.0820 7.0.0820 http://msgruser.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/9/7/6/976085F9-D0F8-4D96-9208-FC1B461CD3D7/Install_MSN_Messenger_DL.exe http://messenger.msn.com
TX: USR 5 TWN I [mymsnsaccount]
RX: USR 5 TWN S ct=1229083574,rver=5.5.4177.0,wp=FS_40SEC_0_COMPACT,lc=1033,id=507,ru=http:%2F%2Fmessenger.msn.com,tw=0,kpp=1,kv=4,ver=2.1.6000.1,rn=1lgjBfIL,tpf=b0735e3a873dfb5e75054465196398e0
TX: USR 6 TWN S
RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX: RX:
[…]
Any idea?
(old version of the protocol?)
Thanks a lot
December 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I’m sorry, I’ve made a typo, test:
./notify_by_msn.pl “This is a test message” email@example.org
I will update the HowTo.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Hi,
i’ve a working nagios and i’ve configured the script like you wrote, but there is a proble: it work only 1 time in 3 or 4 sends..
for example if i send:
./msnp_status.pl “hello1” “email@example.org”
./msnp_status.pl “hello2” “email@example.org”
./msnp_status.pl “hello3” “email@example.org”
./msnp_status.pl “hello4” “email@example.org”
./msnp_status.pl “hello5” “email@example.org”
waiting 30 seconds from one to another i receive only hellos 1 and 2, but i see the nagios account become online all the 5 times!!
April 15th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Here is an article describing howto use jabber instead of MSN.
http://sanjaydalal.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/receiving-the-nagios-notifications-via-jabber/
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
hi,
i don’t work with me.
i see my contact logging but i dont receive this message.
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:24 am
yes.
#./msnp_status.pl ‘hello’ myaddress@hotmail.com
no error
i see my contact logging but i dont receive this message
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:39 am
debug:
./msnp_status.pl ‘salut’ Myaddress1@hotmail.com
TX: VER 0 MSNP8 CVR0
RX: VER 0 MSNP8
TX: CVR 1 0x0409 win 4.10 i386 MSNMSGR 5.0.0544 MSMSGS myadress2@hotmail.fr
RX: CVR 1 1.0.0000 1.0.0000 1.0.0000 http://msgr.dlservice.microsoft.com http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger
TX: USR 2 TWN I myaddress2@hotmail.fr
RX: XFR 2 NS 207.46.124.222:1863 0 65.54.239.81:1863
TX: VER 3 MSNP8 CVR0
RX: VER 3 MSNP8
TX: CVR 4 0x0409 win 4.10 i386 MSNMSGR 5.0.0544 MSMSGS myaddress2@hotmail.fr
RX: CVR 4 1.0.0000 1.0.0000 1.0.0000 http://msgr.dlservice.microsoft.com http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger
TX: USR 5 TWN I myaddress2@hotmail.fr
RX: USR 5 TWN S ct=1240472455,rver=5.5.4177.0,wp=FS_40SEC_0_COMPACT,lc=1033,id=507,ru=http:%2F%2Fmessenger.msn.com,tw=0,kpp=1,kv=4,ver=2.1.6000.1,rn=1lgjBfIL,tpf=b0735e3a873dfb5e75054465196398e0
TX: USR 6 TWN S t=9Xwx1wbD!HUQtouv6gP8JrlQZJF5RxDiLHUsDBIVqaVo4XgMmz45edRXj5oTt1AYdJ5ma8*JwQXfNteAZQKJWU!xe1tRLX!b2FaSotGQMecwf9GKN7Yk9seoOjMI&p=9M7WqLCdJEca23qCzbVKWiZCFdxg*1N0xHIoFqjT271Sj!S4v8
RX: USR 6 OK myaddress2@hotmail.fr guillaume 1 0
TX: SYN 7 0
RX: MSG Hotmail Hotmail 515
RX: MIME-Version: 1.0
RX: Content-Type: text/x-msmsgsprofile; charset=UTF-8
RX: LoginTime: 1240472456
RX: EmailEnabled: 1
RX: MemberIdHigh: 393216
RX: MemberIdLow: -1834285079
RX: lang_preference: 1036
RX: preferredEmail:
RX: country: FR
RX: PostalCode:
RX: Gender:
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:39 am
next :
RX: Kid: 0
RX: Age:
RX: BDayPre:
RX: Birthday:
RX: Wallet:
RX: Flags: 1073742915
RX: sid: 507
RX: MSPAuth: 9Xwx1wbD!HUQtouv6rlQZJF5RxDiLHUsDBIo4XgMmz45edRXj5oTt1AdJ5Gjphgkma8*JwQXfNteZQKJWU!xe1tRLX!b2FaSotGQMcwf9GKN7Yk9seoOjMI
RX: ClientIP: X.X.X.X
RX: ClientPort: 32670
RX: MPOPEnabled: 0
RX:
RX: SYN 7 1 6 1
TX: CHG 8 NLN
RX: GTC A
RX: BLP BL
RX: PRP MBE N
RX: LSG 0 Individuals 0
RX: LST [mycontactlist]
RX: UUX 0 0
RX: MSG Hotmail Hotmail 219
RX: MIME-Version: 1.0
RX: Content-Type: text/x-msmsgsinitialemailnotification; charset=UTF-8
RX:
RX: Inbox-Unread: 0
RX: Folders-Unread: 0
RX: Inbox-URL: /cgi-bin/HoTMaiL
RX: Folders-URL: /cgi-bin/folders
RX: Post-URL: http://www.hotmail.com
RX: NOT 338
RX: To see your offline messages, get the latest version of Windows Live(TM) Messenger.CHG 8 NLN 4096
Content-type: image/gif
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 am
I have no idea. Turn on debugging and se if you can find anything there.
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 am
I recommend you to contact the person that has developed msnp_status.pl.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
hi, i’ve the same problem: the account logs, but the message doesn’t arrive.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:43 am
I had so much problems with notify by MSN so I switched to Jabber instead, that works perfect.
This is a real good example why proprietary protocols are bad and should be avoided.
April 18th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Hej,
to fix the problem where user sign in and no message showed just add 2 ” before and at the end of the text.
from terminal:
./notify_by_msn “Message” recipient