Generating Alarms
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log (source(sysl); filter(f_kpanic); destination(d_pager);
};
To send e-mail:
destination d_mail { pipe("/dev/cyc_alarm" template("send-
mail <pars>"));};
To send a pager message:
destination d_pager {pipe("/dev/cyc_alarm" template("sendsms
<pars>"));};
To send snmptrap:
destination d_trap {pipe("/dev/cyc_alarm" template("snmptrap
<pars>")); };
Step 4: Connect filters and actions in the syslog-ng configuration file.
Example: alarm is active and if the serial port receives the string “kernel panic," one
message will be sent to the pager.
log (source(sysl); filter(f_kpanic); destination(d_trap);
destination(d_pager); };
Sendmail
Sendmail sends a message to a SMTP server. It is not intended as a user interface routine; it is
used only to send pre-formatted messages. Sendmail reads all parameters in the command
line. If the SMTP server does not answer the SMTP protocol requests sent by sendmail, the
message is dropped.
