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Here is a sample piktd.conf configuration file.  It is much like a crontab file with some additional options--for example, a sixth timing parameter (for "drift").  Some alerts (for example, EMERGENCY) are listed more than once because we specify multiple timings in alerts.cfg.

45 5,11,17,23 * * * 0 /usr/bin/nice -5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: WebAdmin'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A WebAdmin
55 0-23/4 * * * 5 /usr/bin/nice -10 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Debug'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A Debug
45 3 * * * 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Admin'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A Admin
10% 0-5 * * * 0 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Security'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A Security
30 0 * * 2 10 /usr/bin/nice -5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Info'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A Info
20 3 * * 2,5 10 /usr/bin/nice -5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Notice'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A Notice
10 2 * * * 10 /usr/bin/nice -5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Warning'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A Warning
50 5,8,11,14,17,20,23 * * * 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Critical'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org" +A Critical
40 6-21 * * 1-5 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Urgent'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A Urgent
40 6-21 * * 0,6 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Urgent'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A Urgent
40 0,2,4,22 * * * 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: Urgent'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A Urgent
0,30 6-21 * * 1-5 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: EMERGENCY'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A EMERGENCY
0,30 6-21 * * 0,6 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: EMERGENCY'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A EMERGENCY
0 0-5,22-23 * * * 5 /pikt/bin/pikt
   +M "/usr/bin/mail -s 'PIKT Alert on ottawa: EMERGENCY'
   brahms\@ottawa.pikt.org"
   +L "/usr/bin/lpr -P lp" +A EMERGENCY

[For more examples, see Samples.]

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