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Description
This test case tests the functionality of the ABRT feature using the Mailx plugin.
How to test
- Ensure you have the plugin installed with the command
su -c 'yum install abrt-plugin-mailx'
- Edit
/etc/abrt/abrt.conf
to activate the Mailx plugin. A sample config is noted below
... CCpp = Mailx, Bugzilla, Logger Python = Mailx, Bugzilla, Logger ...
- Edit
/etc/abrt/plugins/Mailx.conf
and make sure the configuration is valid. The default configuration noted below should work. Only change the EmailTo address to a public address that would require forwarding through a real SMTP server if you have the 'mailx' configuration set so that such mails are correctly handled.
# Configuration to Email reporter plugin Enabled = yes # In abrt.conf, plugin takes one parameter: subject (in "" if you need to embed spaces). # If it isn't specified, then a default subject is taken from this file Subject = "[abrt] crash report" # Your Email EmailFrom = user@localhost # Email To EmailTo = root@localhost # Warning! enabling this may cause sending a lot of MB via email SendBinaryData = no
- Restart ABRT with the command
su -c 'service abrt restart'
- Make sure the sendmail service is running with the command
su -c 'service sendmail start'
(or, if you use a different MTA, ensure it is running) - Ensure that the abrt and abrt-applet processes are both running
- Kill a running process with the command
kill -SIGSEGV (pid)
. It must be a process that is part of a signed Fedora package - Click on the panel applet to start abrt-gui
- Select the entry matching the recently crashed application, click Report, choose Mailx reporter
- At the report window, click Send
Expected Results
- A mail reporting the crash should be sent to the email address specified in
/etc/abrt/plugins/Mailx.conf
. If you left this set to root@localhost, you should be able to see the mail in the file /var/spool/mail/root in a default Fedora setup or via command mail as a root.