mail – Sends failure events via email

New in version 2.0.

Synopsis

  • This callback will report failures via email

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the local master node that executes this callback.

  • whitelisting in configuration

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Configuration Comments
bcc
-
ini entries:

[callback_mail]
bcc = VALUE

BCC'd recipient
cc
-
ini entries:

[callback_mail]
cc = VALUE

CC'd recipient
mta
-
Default:
"localhost"
ini entries:

[callback_mail]
smtphost = localhost

env:SMTPHOST
Mail Transfer Agent, server that accepts SMTP
mtaport
-
Default:
25
ini entries:

[callback_mail]
smtpport = 25

Mail Transfer Agent Port, port at which server SMTP
sender
-
ini entries:

[callback_mail]
sender = VALUE

Mail sender
to
-
Default:
"root"
ini entries:

[callback_mail]
to = root

Mail recipient

Status

Authors

  • Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)

Hint

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Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/plugins/callback/mail.html