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[hobbit] Re: bbtest-net crashing
by joe＠tmsusa.com 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

Unfortunately the good times didn't last - both big brother servers went red last night and started sending red & purple messages - it's a subtle and unpredictable bug; disabling ares got both big brother servers back on track. I have bbtest-net core dumps from both servers, if you are interested - Joe > joe wrote: >> I've compiled bbgen-3.5 with c-ares-1.2.1 (shipped with beta-6) and >> bbtest-net seems to be OK so far, running without a crash. However, >> as it took some time for the problem to occur with the previous >> version of the c-ares libs, I'll have to just monitor this and see >> how it goes...

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[hobbit] R: [hobbit] problem with menu
by GThiesfeld＠webmd.net 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

Ahh, it never occurred to me to do that. I think you'd have to do something along the lines of this. Use "bbgen --pageset=win --template=win" option for bbgen. Create new header and footer files called win _header & win _footer in $BBHOME/web. In the new header and footer files, change $BBMENUSKIN to $WINMENUSKIN. Add $WINMENUSKIN= "$BBHOME/www/hobbit/WIN/menu" to hobbitserver.cfg I've never tried it, and I might be missing something. But I think that's the gist of it. _____ From: Francesco Duranti [mailto:fduranti at q8.it] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:32 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] R: [hobbit] problem with menu Thanks for the clarification but I was thinking i could have a different menu for different pagesets (it was a nice option to let users see only their hobbit pages). Francesco _____ Da: Thiesfeld, Gordon [mailto:GThiesfeld at webmd.net] Inviato: giovedì 10 febbraio 2005 19.25 A: hobbit at hswn.dk Oggetto: RE: [hobbit] problem with menu I think you need to modify $BBHOME/www/menu/menu_item.js. Maybe something like this: var MENU_ITEMS = [ ['Views', null, null, ['Main view', '/hobbit/bb.html'], ['All non-green view', '/hobbit/bb2.html'], ['NK view', '/hobbit/bbnk.html'], ['Back','javascript:history.back()'], // The back button ], ['WIN Page Set', null, null, ['Main view', '/hobbit/WIN/bb.html'], ['All non-green view', '/hobbit/WIN/bb2.html'], ['NK view', '/hobbit/WIN/bbnk.html'], ], The full documentation is here: http://www.softcomplex.com/products/tigra_menu/docs/ _____ From: Francesco Duranti [mailto:fduranti at q8.it] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:00 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] problem with menu Hi all; I've a problem with the menu. I've some alternate pagesets. I create them with a bbdisplay.sh because i need to define the BBWEB environment variable if nothing changed from the last versions) that contains the command: BBWEB="/hobbit/WIN" bbgen --pageset=win --report=bbgen-win --nopurple --rss $BBGENOPTIONS $BBHOME/www/WIN and is launched from the hobbitlaunch config. In the hobbitserver.cfg file i've BBGENOPTIONS="--hobbitd --nopropred=msgs,vmio --pagetext-headings --recentgifs --subpagecolumns=2 --timing --docurl=/bb/admin/notes.php?host=%s --rssversion=2.0 --eventignore=uptime,event,msgs,vmio,legato --includecolumns=graph --bb2-ignorecolumns=legato" I've copied the menu directory into the $BBHOME/www/hobbit/WIN directory and changed the links into the js file to point to /hobbit/WIN/bb2.html but it's not working it seems to point to the root /menu directory. There's something that i've to do to get menu work with alternate sets? It's important because i don't have any link to move around pages in alternates subset. Another request: It's possible to integrate a "back" link button in the header page for example? Thanks for the fantastic work you're doing :D

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R: [hobbit] problem with menu
by fduranti＠q8.it 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

Thanks for the clarification but I was thinking i could have a different menu for different pagesets (it was a nice option to let users see only their hobbit pages). Francesco _____ Da: Thiesfeld, Gordon [mailto:GThiesfeld at webmd.net] Inviato: giovedì 10 febbraio 2005 19.25 A: hobbit at hswn.dk Oggetto: RE: [hobbit] problem with menu I think you need to modify $BBHOME/www/menu/menu_item.js. Maybe something like this: var MENU_ITEMS = [ ['Views', null, null, ['Main view', '/hobbit/bb.html'], ['All non-green view', '/hobbit/bb2.html'], ['NK view', '/hobbit/bbnk.html'], ['Back','javascript:history.back()'], // The back button ], ['WIN Page Set', null, null, ['Main view', '/hobbit/WIN/bb.html'], ['All non-green view', '/hobbit/WIN/bb2.html'], ['NK view', '/hobbit/WIN/bbnk.html'], ], The full documentation is here: http://www.softcomplex.com/products/tigra_menu/docs/ _____ From: Francesco Duranti [mailto:fduranti at q8.it] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:00 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] problem with menu Hi all; I've a problem with the menu. I've some alternate pagesets. I create them with a bbdisplay.sh because i need to define the BBWEB environment variable if nothing changed from the last versions) that contains the command: BBWEB="/hobbit/WIN" bbgen --pageset=win --report=bbgen-win --nopurple --rss $BBGENOPTIONS $BBHOME/www/WIN and is launched from the hobbitlaunch config. In the hobbitserver.cfg file i've BBGENOPTIONS="--hobbitd --nopropred=msgs,vmio --pagetext-headings --recentgifs --subpagecolumns=2 --timing --docurl=/bb/admin/notes.php?host=%s --rssversion=2.0 --eventignore=uptime,event,msgs,vmio,legato --includecolumns=graph --bb2-ignorecolumns=legato" I've copied the menu directory into the $BBHOME/www/hobbit/WIN directory and changed the links into the js file to point to /hobbit/WIN/bb2.html but it's not working it seems to point to the root /menu directory. There's something that i've to do to get menu work with alternate sets? It's important because i don't have any link to move around pages in alternates subset. Another request: It's possible to integrate a "back" link button in the header page for example? Thanks for the fantastic work you're doing :D

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[hobbit] problem with menu
by GThiesfeld＠webmd.net 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

I think you need to modify $BBHOME/www/menu/menu_item.js. Maybe something like this: var MENU_ITEMS = [ ['Views', null, null, ['Main view', '/hobbit/bb.html'], ['All non-green view', '/hobbit/bb2.html'], ['NK view', '/hobbit/bbnk.html'], ['Back','javascript:history.back()'], // The back button ], ['WIN Page Set', null, null, ['Main view', '/hobbit/WIN/bb.html'], ['All non-green view', '/hobbit/WIN/bb2.html'], ['NK view', '/hobbit/WIN/bbnk.html'], ], The full documentation is here: http://www.softcomplex.com/products/tigra_menu/docs/ _____ From: Francesco Duranti [mailto:fduranti at q8.it] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:00 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: [hobbit] problem with menu Hi all; I've a problem with the menu. I've some alternate pagesets. I create them with a bbdisplay.sh because i need to define the BBWEB environment variable if nothing changed from the last versions) that contains the command: BBWEB="/hobbit/WIN" bbgen --pageset=win --report=bbgen-win --nopurple --rss $BBGENOPTIONS $BBHOME/www/WIN and is launched from the hobbitlaunch config. In the hobbitserver.cfg file i've BBGENOPTIONS="--hobbitd --nopropred=msgs,vmio --pagetext-headings --recentgifs --subpagecolumns=2 --timing --docurl=/bb/admin/notes.php?host=%s --rssversion=2.0 --eventignore=uptime,event,msgs,vmio,legato --includecolumns=graph --bb2-ignorecolumns=legato" I've copied the menu directory into the $BBHOME/www/hobbit/WIN directory and changed the links into the js file to point to /hobbit/WIN/bb2.html but it's not working it seems to point to the root /menu directory. There's something that i've to do to get menu work with alternate sets? It's important because i don't have any link to move around pages in alternates subset. Another request: It's possible to integrate a "back" link button in the header page for example? Thanks for the fantastic work you're doing :D

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problem with menu
by fduranti＠q8.it 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

Hi all; I've a problem with the menu. I've some alternate pagesets. I create them with a bbdisplay.sh because i need to define the BBWEB environment variable if nothing changed from the last versions) that contains the command: BBWEB="/hobbit/WIN" bbgen --pageset=win --report=bbgen-win --nopurple --rss $BBGENOPTIONS $BBHOME/www/WIN and is launched from the hobbitlaunch config. In the hobbitserver.cfg file i've BBGENOPTIONS="--hobbitd --nopropred=msgs,vmio --pagetext-headings --recentgifs --subpagecolumns=2 --timing --docurl=/bb/admin/notes.php?host=%s --rssversion=2.0 --eventignore=uptime,event,msgs,vmio,legato --includecolumns=graph --bb2-ignorecolumns=legato" I've copied the menu directory into the $BBHOME/www/hobbit/WIN directory and changed the links into the js file to point to /hobbit/WIN/bb2.html but it's not working it seems to point to the root /menu directory. There's something that i've to do to get menu work with alternate sets? It's important because i don't have any link to move around pages in alternates subset. Another request: It's possible to integrate a "back" link button in the header page for example? Thanks for the fantastic work you're doing :D

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[hobbit] Graph Limits
by dmagnuszewski＠mandtbank.com 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

I have created this functionality with a Big Brother external script that integrates Big Brother and Cacti. The script is called BigCactus and it's available on deadcat. I am very new to Hobbit, and I have just joined the list (I haven't even installed hobbit yet). With that said, if BB external scripts work in Hobbit, then this should work no problem. If you already have Cacti installed, you can integrate the two, similar to that of the bbmrtg mrtg scripts (with the ability to set thresholds, etc). The only problem currently is that I haven't written much threshold checking tests (only for Novell servers so far). So by using this script, it will allow you to go right from the hobbit page to the cacti page that contains the zoom functionality. One problem I found with the magnifying glass zoom (if/when someone begins writing this functionality) is that when you zoom in on the graph, there is a DHTML layering over the image. This causes problems when trying to print out the graph in IE, but apparently not firefox, mozilla, etc. Daniel Magnuszewski CCNA M & T Bank dmagnuszewski at mandtbank.com >>> henrik at hswn.dk 2/6/2005 4:04:59 AM >>> On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 09:57:09AM +0100, olivier at qalpit.com wrote: > Cacti does this a cool way (with php/gd); a demo site : > http://www.bigspring.k12.pa.us/cacti/graph_view.php?action=tree&tree_id=31&… > click on the magnifying glass and then select in the graph what you want to zoom It seems they are also using rrdtool as the back-end, so it shouldn't be too hard to implement something similar in Hobbit. For now, I'll leave it "as-is" - but this looks like one of those "wow" features that are very nice to have when you're trying to convince someone to use Hobbit :-) So I'll get back to it later, unless someone else would like to contribute code for it.

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clickable column headings
by ctbeers＠syr.edu 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

The column headings are clickable but go to page not found errors? Hobbit 4.0 RC1. Chris

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Core dump
by Kevin＠ewormhole.com 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

Henrik, I added the following lines in bb-hosts: group-compress <H3><I>Legacy Systems</I></H3> 172.16.69.226 nemesis # apache=http://172.16.69.226/bb/bb.html/server-status?auto And got a core dump....a Hobbit core dump not a linux core dump All outbound tests (conn, http, ftp. etc.) from the Hobbit server stopped working and they eventually went purple All inbound tests (from the clients) continued to work. I stopped Hobbit, deleted the core dump file (saved it first!) and restarted...got another core dump. I stopped Hobbit, deleted the core dump file (saved it again), commented out the line in bb-hosts and restarted and everything started working again. Any Ideas? Kevin

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using filerstats2bb ext script
by tgeorgoulias＠nandomedia.com 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

Has anyone else been working on getting the filerstats2bb script (filerstats2bb.zip from deadcat.net) working under hobbit? I've been hacking on it all day and I can't seem to get around 2 problems: 1. Keep getting this perl error from the vfilerdiskreport.pl: Use of uninitialized value in numeric lt (<) at /home/bb/hobbit/server/ext/vfilerdiskreport.pl line 302 (#1) (W uninitialized) An undefined value was used as if it were already defined. It was interpreted as a "" or a 0, but maybe it was a mistake. To suppress this warning assign a defined value to your variables. As best I can tell from putting print statements through the script, the array passed to the convert_bytes subroutine has an empty value at the end, which causes this. 2. The status changes to purple about 4 mins after the last run. filerstats2bb_wrap.sh is currently set to run every 5 mins, so I don't know why this is taking place. I've got purpledelay set to 15... If anyone has any tips, I'm all ears. :) Tom

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disable msgs column
by tgeorgoulias＠nandomedia.com 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

I hope this hasn't been covered before on the list. Is there a way that I can globally disable the "msgs" column from appearing? None of my clients test for msgs, so I end up with a column full of clear circles. Tom

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