Python script to enable or disable Nagios Host and Host Services

nagiosNotifs.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# written by Brady r3dact3d
#
import sys, os, time

try:
    hostList = sys.argv[1]
    action = sys.argv[2]
except:
    print("[-] Please pass txt file with hostnames and either enable/disable")
    print("[-] ./nagiosDowntime.py hosts.txt enable or disable")
    sys.exit(0)
    
def changeNotif(status):
    commandFile = '/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd'
    pipeOut = os.open(commandFile, os.O_WRONLY)
    os.write(pipeOut, status)
    os.close(pipeOut)
    time.sleep(1)
    
def motive(action, host):
    now = time.time()
    svcEnable = "[%d] ENABLE_HOST_SVC_NOTIFICATIONS;%s" % (now,host)
    svcDisable = "[%d] DISABLE_HOST_SVC_NOTIFICATIONS;%s" % (now,host)
    hostEnable = "[%d] ENABLE_HOST_NOTIFICATIONS;%s" % (now,host)
    hostDisable = "[%d] DISABLE_HOST_NOTIFICATIONS;%s" % (now,host)
    if(action == "enable"):
        svcStatus = svcEnable
        hostStatus = hostEnable
        print("[+] Pushing %s") % svcStatus
        changeNotif(svcStatus)
        print("[+] Pushing %s") % hostStatus
        changeNotif(hostStatus)
    elif(action == "disable"):
        svcStatus = svcDisable
        hostStatus = hostDisable
        print("[+] Pushing %s") % svcStatus
        changeNotif(svcStatus)
        print("[+] Pushing %s") % hostStatus
        changeNotif(hostStatus)
    else:
        print("[+] You must pass either 'enable' or 'disable' to command!")
        sys.exit(0)

def openList(hostList):
    fo = open(hostList, "r")
    for line in fo.readlines():
        motive(action, line)

openList(hostList)