Want to receive an email any time your linux server reboots? Just create this script…
sudo nano /usr/local/sbin/startupemail.shHere’s the code for the script…
#!/bin/sh
# Lets things startup
sleep 60
# Get info
IP="$(ifconfig | grep -A 1 'eth0' | tail -1 | cut -d ':' -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
HOSTNAME=`hostname`
#Send email
echo "IP: $IP, Host: $HOSTNAME" | mail -s "Server Started" [email protected]Make sure to make it executable…
sudo chmod u+x /usr/local/sbin/startupemail.shThen add it to your /etc/rc.local file
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