Send Email Alert When Hardware Errors Detected

Send Email Alert When Hardware Errors Detected

[root@instructor script]# yum install mcelog -y

Default Mcelog cron file is here /etc/cron.hourly/mcelog.cron

[root@instructor script]# vi /etc/cron.hourly/mcelog.cron

#!/bin/bash

# do not run if mcelogd is running

service mcelogd status >& /dev/null

[ $? -eq 0 ] && exit 0

# is mcelog supported?

/usr/sbin/mcelog --supported >& /dev/null

if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then

       exit 1;

fi

/usr/sbin/mcelog --ignorenodev --filter >> /var/log/mcelog 

After that paste bellow line into you hardwareerror.sh file.. 

[root@instructor script]# touch hardwareerror.sh

[root@instructor script]# vi hardwareerror.sh

#!/bin/bash

[ $(grep -c "error" /var/log/mcelog) -gt 0 ] && echo "Hardware Error Found $(hostname) @ $(date)" | 

cat /var/log/mcelog | mail -s 'H/w Error' info@hackthesec.co.in

exit 0 

and run the script through cronjob
Note : - If your system get any hardware issue then the script will send you a mail other wise you did 

not get any email... *Only when your system detected any issue*

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