mcelog: Shell Script To Send Email Alert When Hardware Errors Detected

#!/bin/bash
# Linux 64 bit kernel shell script to collect hardware errors via /var/log/mcelog
# and send email alert.
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# Copyright (c) 2008 nixCraft project <http://cyberciti.biz/fb/>
# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)
# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.
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# Tested under RHEL and Debian Linux 64 bit version.
# mcelog must be installed.
# See: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-server-predicting-hardware-failure.html
LOGGER=/usr/bin/logger
FILE=/var/log/mcelog
AEMAIL="vivek@nixcraft.net.in"
ASUB="H/W Error - $(hostname)"
AMESS="Warning - Hardware errors found on $(hostname) @ $(date). See log file for the details /var/log/mcelog."
OK_MESS="$0 - OK: NO Hardware Error Found."
WARN_MESS="$0 - ERROR: Hardware Error Found."
 
die(){
	echo "$@"
	exit 999
}
 
warn(){
	echo $AMESS | email -s "${ASUB}" ${AEMAIL}
	$LOGGER "$WARN_MESS"
}
 
[ ! -f "$FILE" ] && die "Error - No $FILE exists or mcelog is not configured"
[ $(grep -c -i "hardware error" $FILE) -gt 0 ] && warn || $LOGGER $OK_MESS

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