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how can i make a system running ubuntu send me sms alerts? i want that as and when any intruder tries to login to my system [which is running ubuntu 12.04 LTS] a sms alert should sent on a pre fixed number via a gsm module [mobile phone] connected to my ubuntu system.
rjazz
Posted 2013-11-04T16:08:00.207
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What I'm telling you here is related but not really an answer, I hope it's useful anyway.
I know an application for android devices, named easySMS. Basically you can send sms from your mobile, connected in the same lan, or via USB/Bluetooth. After installing that, you'll have an applicatin running without root privileges (afaik) listening on port 2511 (default).
you are supposed to connect to that port, and you want to automatize the process. What I'd try if I were you is to write a script collecting the information you want to send via SMS, and then use e.g.
curl –user :<username>:<password> “http://<ip>:<port> /newmessage?text=<messagemax 160car>&empf=<mobile>&type=send”
hope it helps!
MarcDuQuesne
Posted 2013-11-04T16:08:00.207
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If you don't get an answer to this question over here, you might try over at http://serverfault.com/ later on.
– Brian Z – 2013-11-04T16:18:33.153You could use Google Voice to send a SMS instead of a GSM Phone. May be easier to interface with. There are some python extensions with API calls to Google Voice that allows sending of SMS text messages. You would just need to build a service that runs in the background that is triggered whenever a failed login attempt occurs. – kobaltz – 2013-11-04T16:23:02.207
Alternatively you could use an Email->SMS gateway. The Ubuntu box just emails to a specific address, which the gateway then forwards as an SMS. – Lawrence – 2013-11-11T14:16:33.843