A small script to send all users of the OpenStack cloud an email about their account instances, informing that of inactivity and are giving the option to delete their Instances from their email.
- clone the repo.
$ git clone https://github.com/caynan/OpenStack-Instances-Newsletter.git
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getting into
scriptand changeemailx.pyaccording to your email, comments inside the file will guide you. -
run the app to send emails.
$ python main.py
- in order to delete instances, server needs to be running. Get into
serverand run the server.
$ python run.py
#####Step 1: Ensure your password is correct
#####Step 2: Enable Less Secure Apps Google is not allowing you to log in via smtplib because it has flagged this sort of login as 'less secure', in order to login, follow this: 1. Login to Gmail in your browser 2. Navigate to this link: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps 3. Select 'Enable'
After enabling 'less secure apps' you'll have to wait some minutes, go for a coffee, relax... and continue.
#####Step 3: Disable CAPTCHA for clients 1. Login to Gmail in your browser 2. Navigate to this link: http://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha 3. Click the continue button, and you will see the message: 'Account access enabled. Please try signing in to your Google account again from your new device or application.'
Run the script again, your login attempt should be successful.