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RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
RiaanBadenhorst
Level 6
15 years ago

VCS notifier/hanotify

Hi,

 

Is there any way that we can configure a username and password for the notifier? Or would this require creating custom triggers and scripts?

 

My client is implementing authentication for SMTP, so anonymous smtp mailing as done by the notifier wont be allowed anymore.

 

SFWHA 5.1 SP2

Windows 2003 64bit SP2

 

Thanks

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  • Gaurav_S's avatar
    Gaurav_S
    15 years ago

    From VCS Bundled agents guide (latest 5.1), it is clear that there is no attribute (even optional) for providing username / password to notifier agent.

    Here is a type definition

    type NotifierMngr (
    static i18nstr ArgList[] = {MessageQueue, NotifierListeningPort,
    SnmpdTrapPort, SnmpCommunity, SnmpConsoles, SmtpServer,
    SmtpServerVrfyOff, SmtpServerTimeout, SmtpReturnPath,
    SmtpFromPath, SmtpRecipients }
    int MessageQueue = 30
    int NotifierListeningPort = 14144
    int SnmpdTrapPort = 162
    str SnmpCommunity = public
    str SnmpConsoles{}
    str SmtpServer
    int SmtpServerTimeout
    str SmtpReturnPath
    str SmtpFromPath
    str SmtpRecipients{}
    boolean SmtpServerVrfyOff
    )

    From VCS admin guide, hanotify command example also has no switch to give username/password, here is e.g command from VCS admin guide

    hanotify -i 1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.8.10.2.8.0.10 -l Warning -n
    agentres -T 7 -t "custom agent" -o 4 -S sys1 -L mv -p
    sys2 -P mv -c MyAgent -C 7 -O johndoe -m "Custom message"

     

    I believe you have new idea to submit. :-)

     

    Gaurav

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    15 years ago

    SmtpFromPath is an optional attribute for NotifierMngr.

    Extract from Budled Agent Guide:

    This attribute must be set to a valid email address if a custom email address is desired for the FROM: field in the email sent by notifier.

  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    Level 6
    15 years ago

    Hi M,

     

    I'm using that now but apparently is not authenticated. VCS never passes and username or password details. I think that is only so the mail comes from some id you've configured instead of "notifier"??

     

    Dont really know

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    15 years ago

    Are you getting any errors?

    I was under the impression that "valid email address" would at least validate the 'from' address with the mail server...

    I have tried a Google search, but could only find 2 TN's for VCS 2.0!

  • Gaurav_S's avatar
    Gaurav_S
    Moderator
    15 years ago

    From VCS Bundled agents guide (latest 5.1), it is clear that there is no attribute (even optional) for providing username / password to notifier agent.

    Here is a type definition

    type NotifierMngr (
    static i18nstr ArgList[] = {MessageQueue, NotifierListeningPort,
    SnmpdTrapPort, SnmpCommunity, SnmpConsoles, SmtpServer,
    SmtpServerVrfyOff, SmtpServerTimeout, SmtpReturnPath,
    SmtpFromPath, SmtpRecipients }
    int MessageQueue = 30
    int NotifierListeningPort = 14144
    int SnmpdTrapPort = 162
    str SnmpCommunity = public
    str SnmpConsoles{}
    str SmtpServer
    int SmtpServerTimeout
    str SmtpReturnPath
    str SmtpFromPath
    str SmtpRecipients{}
    boolean SmtpServerVrfyOff
    )

    From VCS admin guide, hanotify command example also has no switch to give username/password, here is e.g command from VCS admin guide

    hanotify -i 1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.8.10.2.8.0.10 -l Warning -n
    agentres -T 7 -t "custom agent" -o 4 -S sys1 -L mv -p
    sys2 -P mv -c MyAgent -C 7 -O johndoe -m "Custom message"

     

    I believe you have new idea to submit. :-)

     

    Gaurav

  • RiaanBadenhorst's avatar
    RiaanBadenhorst
    Level 6
    15 years ago

    Thanks for all the feedback, I didn't have high hopes for this being possible. My client will need to make a choice, notifications, or security. Since its a bank, i think security might come out on top :)

     

    Gonna marks Gaurav's post as the (not) solution, since it most clearly indicates its not possible :)

     

    Thanks again