mailq

check_mailq

Checks the mailq.

• Examples
• Argument Defaults
• Attributes

Implementation

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Examples

Default Check

check_mailq
OK - postfix: active 0 / deferred 0 |...

Example using NRPE and Naemon

Naemon Config

define command{
    command_name         check_nrpe
    command_line         $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -n -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$
}

define service {
    host_name            testhost
    service_description  check_mailq
    use                  generic-service
    check_command        check_nrpe!check_mailq!warn='active > 5 || deferred > 0' crit='active > 10 || deferred > 10'
}

Argument Defaults

Argument	Default Value
filter	none
warning	active > 5 || active_size > 10MB || deferred > 0 || deferred_size > 10MB
critical	active > 10 || active_size > 20MB || deferred > 10 || deferred_size > 20MB
empty-state	3 (UNKNOWN)
empty-syntax	%(status) - could not get any mailq data
top-syntax	%(status) - ${list}
ok-syntax
detail-syntax	${mta}: active ${active} / deferred ${deferred}

Check Specific Arguments

Argument	Description
mta	Set source mta for checking mailq instead of auto detect. Can be postfix or auto

Attributes

Filter Keywords

these can be used in filters and thresholds (along with the default attributes):

Attribute	Description
mta	name of the mta
folder	checked spool folder
active	number of active mails
active_size	size of active mails in bytes
deferred	number of deferred mails
deferred_size	size of deferred mails in bytes