commit ae07c0950be2ededc2c81b80137a63d85e68130d Author: hiro <hiro@torproject.org> Date: Wed Jan 22 17:44:36 2020 +0100 Rename email check script and add information on how to run it --- scripts/{check_status => nagios_email_check} | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/check_status b/scripts/nagios_email_check similarity index 91% rename from scripts/check_status rename to scripts/nagios_email_check index 1784e6b..767d055 100644 --- a/scripts/check_status +++ b/scripts/nagios_email_check @@ -3,10 +3,23 @@ # # This file is part of BridgeDB, a Tor bridge distribution system. # +# This scripts send an email to bridgedb requesting a bridge and check if the +# service reply with a valid bridge. A status file is written in path specified +# by STATUS_FILE. +# +# The STATUS_FILE is read by nagios that will send an alert whenever bridgedb +# will not send a valid email response. +# +# Run via crontab +# Ex: */10 * * * * <path_to_bridgedb>/scripts/nagios_email_check $(cat <path_to_email_key/gmail.key) +# # :authors: hiro <hiro@torproject.org> # see also AUTHORS file # # :license: This is Free Software. See LICENSE for license information. +# +# + import sys import smtplib