mailreport - extra 'boot completed' time option?

[incith]

I'd love to see the ability to send an email 'boot completed', this would be immensely helpful to send diagnostic information e.g. IP info etc after a reboot from the mailreport package directly. If this isn't the right place for suggestions I apologize!

[viragomann]

@incith
You can configure a report mail, save it and edit the cron entry to be processed on bootup after.

[Gertjan]

@incith

What about the shellcmd package ?

You can write a simple script that includes whatever you want, and send the mail using the pfSense mail notification system.

[provels]

I get a "bootup complete" message, but darned if I can figure out where it's switched on. If not in the GUI, must be some script I read about here.

[viragomann]

@provels
I guess, you're talking about that script @Gertjan described here.

[provels]

@viragomann
I don't think so. I just built myself a fresh 2.5.2 yesterday and only imported my config.xml. Must be in there somewhere, just not seeing it.

[Gertjan]

@provels said in mailreport - extra 'boot completed' time option?:

but darned if I can figure out where it's switched on

pfSense physically ?
That would be like remembering things before your parents got the idea of 'instantiating' you.

pfSense wasn't there was it was put on neither.

Or do you mean : an example of the script ?
Sure :

<?php

  require_once("pkg-utils.inc");
  require_once("notices.inc");
  require_once("util.inc");

  $msg ="Put in here whatever you want.\n";
  $msg .="You can even use known variables from the config or 'g' array\n";  

  if (!empty($msg)) {
    notify_via_smtp($msg);
  }

//  log_error("StarCmd == bootup Mail send");

?>

Your only limitation is your imagination ;)

Put this file in /root/yourboot.php

Create a Startcmd entry like :
/usr/local/bin/php-cgi -f /root/yourboot.php

Type is startcmd, not earlycmd

And your good.

[provels]

@gertjan
Sorry if I wasn't clear. I already get a "bootup complete" email notification. Maybe it's built-in to the stock notifications if they are configured, as I made no config changes after building a new VM. Only restored my config.xml.

Or perhaps I misunderstood the original poster. Always a possibility.

[Gertjan]

@provels said in mailreport - extra 'boot completed' time option?:

I already get a "bootup complete" email notification.

We all do.
That is, if the notification system has at least one of the smtp/telegram/whatever already working.

It's the last line of the all might /etc/rc.bootup that sends this notification message. It's this file that tells pfSense that it is pfSense and not some vanilla 'FreeBSD' device.