OMSA: Linux CLI "alertaction" throws "XML Transformation failed" error with execappath option

Summary: With OMSA 10.3 and older specifying the CLI command to set up an alertaction to launch a specific binary or shell script may result in an "XML Transformation failed" error with the execappath option. ...

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Symptoms

The following example CLI command with Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 10.3 and older may fail:

omconfig system alertaction event=watchdogasr execappath='/usr/sbin/om_alerts.sh’

The following error results:

Error! XML Transformation failed.

The OMSA web UI is not affected by this issue.

Cause

OMSA has an XML parser error when encountering forward slashes with the execappath option.

Resolution

Dell Engineering will address this in a future OSMA release.

In the meantime, use backward slashes for the path (example: execappath=’\usr\bin\om_alerts.sh’).

Affected Products

OpenManage Server Administrator, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 10.3.0.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

Products

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 11.1.0.0, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 11.0.0.0, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 11.0.1.0
Article Properties
Article Number: 000201265
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 14 Aug 2025
Version:  2
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