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acknowledgment email. Enable email reply redirects by opening /etc/aliases and adding the
following line:
rogerthat01: "| /etc/smrsh/ack_queuer.pl"
Once the parameter has been set, reply to the notification email and include the desired option. These
are the possible redirect options, or filter types:
ACK METOO - Sends the notification to the redirect destination(s) in addition to the default
destination.
ACK SUSPEND - Suspends the notification method for a specified time period.
ACK AUTOACK - Does not change the destination of the notification, but automatically acknowledges
matching alerts as soon as they are sent.
ACK REDIR - Sends the notification to the redirect destination(s) instead of the default destination.
The format of the rule should be filter_type probe_type duration email_address where
filter_type indicates one of the previous advanced commands, probe_type indicates check or
host, duration indicates the length of time for the redirect, and email_address indicates the intended
recipient. For example:
ACK METOO host 1h [e-mail]
Capitalization is not required. Duration can be listed in minutes (m), hours (h), or days (d). Email
addresses are needed only for redirects (REDIR) and supplemental (METOO) notifications.
The description of the action contained in the resulting email defaults to the command entered by the
user. T he reason listed is a summary of the action, such as email ack redirect by [e-mail]
where user equals the sender of the email.
Note
You can halt or redirect almost all probe notifications by replying to a notification emails with a
variation of the command ack suspend host. However, you cannot halt Satellite probe
notifications by responding to a probe with ack suspend host or other redirect responses.
These probes require you to change the notifications within the web interface of the Satellite.
1.2.4 .4 . Deleting Notificat ion Methods
Existing relationships between methods and probes can complicate the process of deleting notification
methods. Follow these steps to remove a notification method:
1. Log into the Satellite as a Satellite Administrator or Monitoring Administrator.
2. Navigate to the Monitoring → Not ifications page and click the name of the method to be
removed.
3. On the User → User Details → Not ification Methods tab, click delete m ethod. If the
method is not associated with any probes, you are presented with a confirmation page. Click
Confirm Deletion. The notification method is removed.
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