VPN Cluster wrote:

How to customize the contents of the subject line in alerts and recovery e-mails.

Below is a simple/sample alert script I use.

Tell hobbit to use your script by editing your ~hobbit/server/etc/hobbit-alerts.cfg file and set the recipient of your alerts to a SCRIPT instead of MAIL like so:

HOST=* SCRIPT /usr/local/sbin/hobbit-alert.sh FORMAT=SCRIPT DURATION>5m REPEAT=2h

Here's my /usr/local/sbin/hobbit-alert.sh script. Modify as you see fit. The SUBJECT line in this email will wrap. Put it all on one line. Hope this helps.

--[snip]-- #!/bin/bash

waa - 20080325

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SM="/usr/bin/sendmail" DATE=date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S FROM="From: ClientSiteName Hobbit Server <some-email at example.com>" TO="To: some-email at example.com" if [ "$RECOVERED" = "1" ]; then RECOVERED="(Recovered)" else RECOVERED="" fi

SUBJECT="Subject: Hobbit Alert - ($BBCOLORLEVEL) $BBSVCNAME on $BBHOSTNAME at $DATE for $DOWNSECS seconds $RECOVERED"

MSG="$FROM\n$TO\n$SUBJECT\n\nDown for: $DOWNSECS Seconds\n\n$BBALPHAMSG\n"

echo -e "$MSG" | $SM -t --[snip]--

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