#!/bin/sh
# name: checkmessages
#
# The checkmessages script check the logs. If anything wrong is found, the script 
# sends email to the system administrator. 
# 
# This script should be scheduled to run daily using cron.
#
# Read associated tech tip at:
#  http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/system_autocheck.jsp
#


# The messages to be ignored
FILTER="| grep -v \"forceload of misc/md_trans failed\""
FILTER="$FILTER | grep -v \"No proxy found\""

MAIL_RECEIVER=<username@domain.com>
PATH=/usr/bin; export PATH

# check today's messages above the level of warning
GREP="grep \"^`date|cut -c5-10`\" /var/adm/messages | egrep \"emerg|alert|crit|err|warning\""

GREP="$GREP$FILTER"

if eval "$GREP" > /tmp/seriousmessages.txt
then
    mailx -s "<hostname> Serious Message" $MAIL_RECEIVER < /tmp/seriousmessages.txt
fi


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### This script is submitted to BigAdmin by a user of the BigAdmin community.
### Sun Microsystems, Inc. is not responsible for the
### contents or the code enclosed. 
###
###
###  Copyright Sun Microsystems, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
### Use of this software is authorized pursuant to the
### terms of the license found at
### http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/common/berkeley_license.jsp
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