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.