Problem to configure sendmail

[egomes]

Hi.

I install Nagios Core 3.4.1, create hosts and install sendmail for notifications.

The notifications is work, but not correctly. I recieve the email, but isnt correct

My command to send notification:

define command {
command_name notify-host-by-email
command_line /usr/bin/sendEmail -s 199.59.96.218 -f [email protected] -xu [email protected] -xp xxx -t [email protected] -u ** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$: $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ esta com o status $SERVICESTATE$ ** -m "***** Nagios *****" \n Notification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ \n Service: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$ \n \nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$\n
}

My recevied email

title = ** PROBLEM: Switch-EMB/$SERVICEDESC$ esta com o status $SERVICESTATE$ **

message => ***** Nagios ***** Notification Type: PROBLEM n Service: $SERVICEDESC$nHost: Switch-EMBnAddress: 192.168.1.101nState: $SERVICESTATE$nnDate/Time: Tue Apr 14 16:46:50 BRT 2015nnAdditional Info:nn$SERVICEOUTPUT$n

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The "\n" do not work.

Only the date,host and notificationtype in the variables is in the email recieved.

Pleease help.

[egomes]

I use \\n and resolve my problem 1.

My problem 2 stills.The variables $SERVICEDESC$ and $SERVICESTATE$ are not in the email

***** Nagios *****
Notification Type: PROBLEM
Service: $SERVICEDESC$
Host: Switch-EMB
Address: 192.168.1.101
State: $SERVICESTATE$

Date/Time: Tue Apr 14 17:12:32 BRT 2015

[jdalrymple]

Note the instructions on this page.

Just like when using sendmail, it is preferable to pipe the contents of the E-mail into the sendemail binary.