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    How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array

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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403 @mazterjedi
      last edited by DustinB3403

      @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

      [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1
      sendmail: Cannot open mail:25

      Any ideas?

      Can you post the output of this

       cat /etc/ssmtp.conf
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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @mazterjedi
        last edited by

        @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

        [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1
        sendmail: Cannot open mail:25

        Any ideas?

        BTW this is not using gmail, using our Cox smarthost with no auth/security

        Have you tested to see if your ISP allows port 25 out? Not all do. Also, is Sendmail or Postfix listening locally? Let's start there as that is easy:

        netstat -tulpn | grep 25

        What is the output?

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403 @mazterjedi
          last edited by

          @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

          [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1

          BTW this is not using gmail, using our Cox smarthost with no auth/security

          Just use gmail, accounts are free, and super simple to setup.

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          • BRRABillB
            BRRABill @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

            @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

            [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1
            sendmail: Cannot open mail:25

            Any ideas?

            BTW this is not using gmail, using our Cox smarthost with no auth/security

            Have you tested to see if your ISP allows port 25 out? Not all do. Also, is Sendmail or Postfix listening locally? Let's start there as that is easy:

            netstat -tulpn | grep 25

            What is the output?

            Most don't, I have found.

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              mazterjedi @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

              netstat -tulpn | grep 25

              [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# netstat -tulpn | grep 25
              tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5902 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5525/qemu-dm-3
              [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @mazterjedi
                last edited by

                @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                netstat -tulpn | grep 25

                [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# netstat -tulpn | grep 25
                tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5902 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5525/qemu-dm-3
                [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                You have no email server. That will do it.

                yum -y install postfix
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                  mazterjedi @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by mazterjedi

                  @scottalanmiller
                  [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum -y install postfix
                  Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
                  There are no enabled repos.
                  Run "yum repolist all" to see the repos you have.
                  You can enable repos with yum-config-manager --enable <repo>
                  [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                  [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum repolist all
                  Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
                  repo id repo name status
                  base/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  base-debuginfo/x86_64 CentOS-7 - Debuginfo disabled
                  base-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  centosplus/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  centosplus-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  extras/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  extras-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  updates/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  updates-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                  repolist: 0

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                    mazterjedi @mazterjedi
                    last edited by

                    Unfortunately, I have no clue what this means.

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                    • BRRABillB
                      BRRABill
                      last edited by

                      Ah, the ever present "no repos" in XS. Nice to see you again.

                      Boy does XS like being an appliance, or what?

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        Do this...

                        yum-config-manager --enable base
yum-config-manager --enable extras
yum-config-manager --enable updates
yum-config-manager --enable centosplus

                        Then install again.

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                          mazterjedi @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                          yum-config-manager --enable base

                          [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum-config-manager --enable base
                          -bash: yum-config-manager: command not found
                          [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                          Does the ssmtp at the end of the prompt make a difference? Shouldn't it just be [root@xenserver2] ?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @mazterjedi
                            last edited by

                            @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                            @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                            yum-config-manager --enable base

                            [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum-config-manager --enable base
                            -bash: yum-config-manager: command not found
                            [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                            Does the ssmtp at the end of the prompt make a difference? Shouldn't it just be [root@xenserver2] ?

                            That ssmtp at the end of the prompt is just showing you your folder location, no big deal.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              Does Xen not have yum-config-manager installed these days? What a pain.

                              Anyone have the commands handy for enabling the repos manually?

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                              • BRRABillB
                                BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                Does Xen not have yum-config-manager installed these days? What a pain.

                                Anyone have the commands handy for enabling the repos manually?

                                Didn't we give up on this a while back? LOL.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                                  last edited by

                                  @BRRABill said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                  Does Xen not have yum-config-manager installed these days? What a pain.

                                  Anyone have the commands handy for enabling the repos manually?

                                  Didn't we give up on this a while back? LOL.

                                  No, that we got working.

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                                  • BRRABillB
                                    BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said

                                    No, that we got working.

                                    You sure about that?

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                                      last edited by

                                      @BRRABill said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                      @scottalanmiller said

                                      No, that we got working.

                                      You sure about that?

                                      We will call it "moderately sure."

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                                      • BRRABillB
                                        BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said

                                        We will call it "moderately sure."

                                        You just keep thinking that.

                                        I seem to remember the final words before giving up were
                                        "Why do you need this app installed anyway"
                                        And we found another option.

                                        But I could be wrong. 🙂

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                                          tiagom
                                          last edited by

                                          Just a guess..

                                          For 6.5

                                          sudo yum --enablerepo=base --disablerepo=citrix install postfix
                                          http://xmodulo.com/how-to-install-additional-packages-in.html

                                          For 7
                                          http://discussions.citrix.com/topic/378880-xenserver-70-repositories/ post #5

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