Send Email when Ping Fails but Email is Empty

[xq1xq1xq1]

When I execute this from the shell it works and I get an email when the ping fails:

/sbin/ping -S 1*.2*.7*.2* -c 5 1*.1*.1*.*9 | /usr/bin/grep "0 packets received" && { /bin/echo "Site Down now" | /usr/local/bin/mail.php -s"Site Down now" }

The output of the command is:

5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
{: Command not found.

I receive an email with Subject: "Site Down now" but the content of the email is Empty

I suspect that there is an error with this part of the command

{ /bin/echo "Site Down now" | /usr/local/bin/mail.php -s"Site Down now" }

which I think is causing this error on the screen:

{: Command not found.

I am weak on Shell Script but think I have an error with the code syntax the braces or something after the && when the ping fails and the grep succeeds:

&& { /bin/echo "Site Down now" | /usr/local/bin/mail.php -s"Site Down now" }

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

[stephenw10]

Usually when you see that it's because you're using a bash script and pfSense does not use bash. Some commands do not work.

Though here it looks like it's trying to run { as a command.

Steve