Notifd

Generates notifications to system operators for desired events.

Table 1. Notifd configuration file overview
File Description Reload Event Restart Required

notifd-configuration.xml

Describes auto-acknowledge prefix (for example, prefix "RESOLVED: " for nodeUp/nodeDown events).

yes

no

notificationCommands.xml

Configuration for notification media (for example, scripts or HTTP Post, immediately applied).

no

no

notifications.xml

Event notification definitions and changes are immediately applied.

no

no

destinationPaths.xml

Contains paths for notification targets (for example, JavaMail or external scripts).

no

no

users.xml

Contains pager and address information for notification destination paths.

no

no

groups.xml

Groups can be used as target for notifications.

no

no

javamail-configuration.properties

Configuration to send notification emails via specific mail servers. Metadata expression can be used for the authenticateUser and authenticatePassword fields in order to reference credentials stored in the secure credentials vault, or an OAuth2 access token via ${token:<name>} for providers that require XOAUTH2 (see token authentication for a worked Microsoft 365 example).

no

no

Table 2. Notifd log file overview
File Description

notifd.log

Information about the notifications that were or were not sent.