October 2005 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

acknowledging alerts
by billieperez＠gmail.com 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Hi, I have been working with Hobbit for a few months now and think it has some great enhancements to big brother. I was wondering with the acknowlegements of alerts if there was a way to tell who acknowledged the alert? I checked the mail archives and documentation but wasn't able to find anything. Thanks, billie

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Fedora core 4 dependencies
by craig＠cookitservices.com 22 Oct '05

22 Oct '05

Are these missing dependencies an issue? I think last time (4.1.1) I added the --nodeps and forced the install and everything worked... [root craig]# rpm -U hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386.rpm error: Failed dependencies: libcrypto.so.0.9.7 is needed by hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386 liblber.so.2 is needed by hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386 libldap.so.2 is needed by hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386 libpcre.so.3 is needed by hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386 libssl.so.0.9.7 is needed by hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386 libtasn1.so.2 is needed by hobbit-4.1.2-1.i386 [root craig]# locate liblber /usr/lib/evolution-openldap/lib/liblber.a /usr/lib/liblber.a /usr/lib/liblber-2.2.so.7.0.16 /usr/lib/liblber.so /usr/lib/liblber-2.2.so.7 [root craig]# locate libcrypto.so /usr/lib/libcrypto.so /lib/libcrypto.so.5 /lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.7f [root craig]# locate libldap /usr/lib/evolution-openldap/lib/libldap_r.a /usr/lib/evolution-openldap/lib/libldap.a /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.12/libldap50.so /usr/lib/libldap_r.a /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.2.so.7 /usr/lib/libldap.a /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.2.so.7.0.16 /usr/lib/libldap.so /usr/lib/libldap-2.2.so.7.0.16 /usr/lib/libldap_r.so /usr/lib/libldap-2.2.so.7 [root craig]# locate libpcre /usr/lib/libpcreposix.a /usr/lib/libpcreposix.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libpcre.a /usr/lib/libpcreposix.so /usr/lib/libpcre.so /usr/lib/libpcreposix.so.0 /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libpcre.pc /lib/libpcre.so.0 /lib/libpcre.so.0.0.1 [root craig]# locate libssl /usr/lib/libssl3.so /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.7/libssl3.so /usr/lib/libssl.a /usr/lib/libssl.so /lib/libssl.so.5 /lib/libssl.so.0.9.7f Craig Cook -- Systems Monitoring Consulting and Support Services http://www.cookitservices.com

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Graphing revisited
by rsmrcina＠wi.rr.com 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

I've read the archived messages, the man pages and the doc and I still can not seem to get this right. I have an external test that sends a message to Hobbit, something like this: status vm1.sp_util green 21 Oct 2005 06:28:31 Spool Utilization 16 % (this is what is sent by the external script, is there a way to see what is actually received?) I've modified the 'extra.sh' script to check for this test: if [ "$TESTNAME" = "sp_util" ] then # Analyze Spool Utilization message SP_UTIL=`grep "Spool Utilization" $FNAME | awk '{print $10}'` # The RRD dataset definitions echo "DS:sp_util:GAUGE:600:0:100" # The filename echo "sp_util.rrd" # The data echo "$SP_UTIL" fi I've added 'sp_util' to the --extra-tests option in the rrdstatus section of hobbitlaunch.cfg I've added this section to hobbitgraph.cfg: [sp_util] TITLE Spool Utilization YAXIS Spool Utilization DEF:avg=sp_util.rrd:sp_util:AVERAGE CDEF:sp_util=avg,100,/ AREA:SP_UTIL#00CC00:Spool Utilization -u 1.0 GPRINT:sp_util:LAST: \: %3.0lf (cur) GPRINT:sp_util:MAX: \: %3.0lf (max) GPRINT:sp_util:MIN: \: %3.0lf (min) GPRINT:sp_util:AVERAGE: \: %3.0lf (avg)\n An rrd file is being created and a link is being put on the status web page, but no graph is being displayed. Just the text 'hobbit graph sp_util', which is the alt tag in the img definition. This leads me to believe that there is something wrong with the graph image itself. Are all of these steps correct, where did I go wrong? Thanks. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Main: (262)392-2026 Cell: (414)491-6001 Ans Service: (360)715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2006 - Chattanooga, TN - April 7-11, 2006

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[hobbit] Report Creation Error
by Craig_Whilding＠mentor.com 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Sorted it now, apache was running as user nobody but further down in the config file it had group -1 which my system didn't seem to like. Changed this to nobody and its working fine now. Sorry for confusion. Thanks, Craig -----Original Message----- From: Whilding, Craig [mailto:Craig_Whilding at mentor.com] Sent: 21 October 2005 15:06 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Report Creation Error Group nobody is at 99 and if I try to set ownership to -1 it will think this an option. I don't think I can have a group -1! I'm not really sure why it's trying to run with this. Thanks, Craig -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: 21 October 2005 14:48 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Report Creation Error On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:38:52AM -0700, Whilding, Craig wrote: > > Just built a new Hobbit server using the latest version off sourceforge > as a demo implementation server. Everything is working fine apart from > the availability reporting and snapshot report. > > > Could not generate report. > Check that the /usr/local/hobbit/server/www/rep/ directory has > permissions '-rwxrwxr-x' (775) > and that is is set to group -1 "group -1" means the report CGI script runs with group-id "-1". > I've never had a problem with reporting with any previous version of > Hobbit. Using RHEL3 running as user hobbit with apache running as > 'nobody'. Log files are empty so no problems there. OK, so group-id -1 is probably the "nobody" group. Do a "chgrp -1 /usr/local/hobbit/server/www/rep/" to get the ownership on the rep-directory right. Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] Report Creation Error
by Craig_Whilding＠mentor.com 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Group nobody is at 99 and if I try to set ownership to -1 it will think this an option. I don't think I can have a group -1! I'm not really sure why it's trying to run with this. Thanks, Craig -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: 21 October 2005 14:48 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Report Creation Error On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:38:52AM -0700, Whilding, Craig wrote: > > Just built a new Hobbit server using the latest version off sourceforge > as a demo implementation server. Everything is working fine apart from > the availability reporting and snapshot report. > > > Could not generate report. > Check that the /usr/local/hobbit/server/www/rep/ directory has > permissions '-rwxrwxr-x' (775) > and that is is set to group -1 "group -1" means the report CGI script runs with group-id "-1". > I've never had a problem with reporting with any previous version of > Hobbit. Using RHEL3 running as user hobbit with apache running as > 'nobody'. Log files are empty so no problems there. OK, so group-id -1 is probably the "nobody" group. Do a "chgrp -1 /usr/local/hobbit/server/www/rep/" to get the ownership on the rep-directory right. Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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trend graphs broken images
by michael_frey＠glic.com 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

I have just installed hobbitmon on a VMWare Instance of RedHat 7.2. I followed the RRDTool build step by step and the hobbitmon procedure. Everything is working as designed except the graphs of trends at the bottom of the services pages and on the trends page are not being displayed. There is a broken image link. The static magnifying glass gif is OK. I checked the rrd files in data/rrd and did an rrdtool fetch, and the data is being populated. The http access logs indicates the call to hobbitgraph.sh is returning a 200. I've attempted to activate debugging with "--debug" in the hobbitcgi.cfg file for hobbitgraph.sh, but cannot locate where that is logging. When I try and run the hobbitgraph.sh from the command line, it executes but says I did not supply the right arguments. Any ideas/suggestions? Michael Frey Intel Senior Systems Engineer The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America 3900 Burgess Place, 2-West Bethlehem, PA 18017 E-Mail: Michael_frey at glic.com Phone: 610-807-7889 Fax: 610-807-6003 ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you.

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Report Creation Error
by Craig_Whilding＠mentor.com 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Hi, Just built a new Hobbit server using the latest version off sourceforge as a demo implementation server. Everything is working fine apart from the availability reporting and snapshot report. Availability report gives this error: Could not generate report. Check that the /usr/local/hobbit/server/www/rep/ directory has permissions '-rwxrwxr-x' (775) and that is is set to group -1 Permissions for the directory have been set to 775. I've never had a problem with reporting with any previous version of Hobbit. Using RHEL3 running as user hobbit with apache running as 'nobody'. Log files are empty so no problems there. Is it a fault with my Apache config or just permissions, anyone else had this? Thanks, Craig Whilding

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Oversize msg from hobbit procs test
by hobbit＠pvaughan.us 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

I'm getting this on my hobbit server: Latest errormessages: Oversize status msg from 192.168.224.150 for hnae.sec.mhc.net:procs truncated (n=290936, limit=262144) This seems to be because the hobbit client returns the entire output of "ps aux" or something similar. Is there a good way to limit the number of lines being sent? Our servers have a LOT of running processes.

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[hobbit] [SEGFAULT] Re: [hobbit] graphs with external script
by Etienne.Roulland＠cvf.fr 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Hello, i've found some strange things... Starting program: /usr2/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitgraph.cgi --env=/usr2/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg Content-type: image/png Expires: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:40:25 GMT Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0xb7e6b410 in strncpy () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (gdb) bt #0 0xb7e6b410 in strncpy () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #1 0xb7f77480 in rrd_graph_options (argc=19, argv=0x8064af0, im=0xbf8defb8) at rrd_graph.c:3044 #2 0xb7f77ada in rrd_graph (argc=19, argv=0x8064af0, prdata=0xbf8e4184, xsize=0xbf8e0814, ysize=0xbf8e0814, stream=0xbf8e0814, ymin=0xbf8e0814, ymax=0xbf8e4158) at rrd_graph.c:2724 #3 0x0804b515 in main (argc=2, argv=0xbf8e4224) at hobbitgraph.c:947 ==> in the graph definition was missing the RRD -v switch aka "YAXIS". I've add it and graphs showed up. But if i don't add a [mysql] section i get a no graph definition. (I already have mysqlslow & mysqlthread). Etienne On jeu, 2005-09-29 at 20:13 +0000, Henrik Storner wrote: > In <1128009355.7465.57.camel at localhost.localdomain> Etienne Roulland <Etienne.Roulland at cvf.fr> writes: > > >2005-09-21 16:30:57 hobbitsvc Setup error: Service mysql has a graph > >ncv, but no graph-definition > > >I've add > >[mysql] > > Add ",mysql" to the GRAPHS setting in hobbitserver.cfg. > > > Henrik > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > -- Etienne Roulland -- CVF Bordeaux

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Ext script help needed.
by tlp-hobbit＠holme-pedersen.dk 21 Oct '05

21 Oct '05

Hi All, Please help me with this little problem I have, as it is bothring be a lot. I have writte an ext script which logs into a FTP server does a dir command and then excits. All FTP commands are specified in a input file and the output is saved in a temp file used for the status message to Hobbit. Henrik kindly advised me to use a bbhostgrep to search the FTP server details from the bb-hosts file and this works as expected. In order to speed up the testing I have created a "subscript" which I call with som paramaters from the "master script" and this way have some parrallel run of the test. Its like this: $BBHOME/ext/ftp-test.sh $HOST $USER $PASSWD & This also works fine. The problem starts when a FTP connection fails or is slow. Then my subscript is not terminated and the master script hangs. This in turn leads to purple alarms for all hosts. I have tried to implement in my master script a check using ps for a previously running subscribt for the individual hosts, but this is not work as expected. So my question is how can I have my "sub script" really fork from the master script ? I do not need it to return to the master script because the subscript sends the status to Hobbit. Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards, Thomas

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