Re: SMS as server infos

["Ag. System Administrator" <mag@gambling.org>]

Luca Ferrari wrote:
> Hi,
> did anybody configured a kind of software for getting information about the 
> server status (raid, disk space, etc.) thru SMS on a mobile phone? If so, 
> could you tell me which software have you used and how you configured it (or 
> where I can find some information)?
> 
> Thanks,
> Luca
> 

Hi,

I hope this reply is not too late... But anyway, here is the solution.
(all this is short description, but anyway you have to use /dev/brain ;)

Components:

1 Nokia's DLR-3P Cable
1 Nokia 6110i Cell Phone
1 PC with serial port + Linux


Instructions:

Connect everything as needed, and go to: www.mwiacek.com
Download latest gammu from there, compile and install.

Read gammu's docs on how to setup it with --smsd option

Install Nagios (if you want) or make any other simple monitoring script.

Create cgi like this (it's simple and possible buggy - but does his work):


----------------------------
#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

use CGI;

sub clear_it($) {
         my $var = shift;
         if ($var =~ /[^0-9\+]/g) {
                 print "<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=\"javascript\">alert('Illegal number entered!'); history.back();</script>";
         } else {
         	return $var;
         }
}

$q = new CGI;

my $to = $q->param('to');
my $msg = $q->param('msg');
my $val = $q->param('validity');

print $q->header(-type  =>  'text/html',
                    -cost  =>  'Three smackers',
                    -annoyance_level => 'high',
                    -complaints_to   => 'some@email.domain.com',
                    -destination     => "$to");


$to = &clear_it($to);


# SET THESE TO REFLECT YOUR PATHS

$inbox = "/var/spool/sms/inbox";
$outbox = "/var/spool/sms/outbox";
$sent = "/var/spool/sms/sent";
$error = "/var/spool/sms/error";

$tmp = "/tmp/OUTA_\+".$to."_$$.txt";

print $q->start_html('Simple Script');
print $q->hr; print "Got: $to $msg $val -> $tmp"; print $q->br; print $q->hr;
print $q->end_html;


if (! -z $msg) {
open (MESS, ">$tmp") || die("Can\'t open $tmp: $?");
print MESS "$msg";
close MESS;
`mv $tmp $outbox`;
}
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put it in cgi-bin dir on SAME PC where gammu installed and running.

then...

try this from linux cmd line:

/usr/bin/curl -s -S SMS_SCRIPT_URL -d "to=<your_cell_number>&msg=message_you_want_to_send&validity=max"

or

just create file with content you want to send in /var/spool/sms/outbox in form of:

OUTA_+COUNTRYCELLPHONENUMBER_PRIORITY.txt

( Example: echo "Hehe, it worked" > /var/spool/sms/outbox/OUTA_+97254xxxxxx_01.txt )

and it will be sent asap.

Wait for your sms to arrive ;)


Hope that helps.

Best Regards,
ASA