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[hobbit] RHEL 3 Error
by bill.hart＠burkecorp.com 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Update: Adjusted the /usr/libexec/hobbit issues by putting a sym link into the directory (directory existed, but client directory didn't). This did not fix the error. Bill Hart Burke Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Bill Hart [mailto:bill.hart at burkecorp.com] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:39 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] RHEL 3 Error Ralph, I did check through the directory tree and it's got full ownership permissions through the client tree as you would expect. I just ran the bbcmd to see what the environment looked like, and I see it has /usr/libexec/hobbit/client for the bbhome and hobbit home. I bet I don't have those directories, though I know where they came from. I tried compiling the 4.2.0 client from the source, but was unable to get it to compile as it had floating point errors. I found the rpm on razor's edge and installed that. That did an odd install that put things in a number of places, so that's probably where that comes from, so now I need to figure out how to get the paths straightened out in the bbcmd environment. Thanks for the pointer, I don't know why I hadn't checked all that more closely. Does anyone know why I can't get the 4.2.0 source to compile on RHEL 3 ? Bill Hart Burke Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Mitchell [mailto:ralphmitchell at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:56 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] RHEL 3 Error Seems to me that's the kind of message to expect if someone either removes a directory the process is running in, or possibly chmod's (or maybe chown's) some part of the tree so that it can't be accessed by the running process. I'm not a RHEL expert, but that's where I'd start on any Unix-like system. Even if you don't have any 'files' tests defined, Hobbit still has to be able to reach its own config files, log files, etc. Ralph Mitchell On 11/13/06, Bill Hart <bill.hart at burkecorp.com> wrote: > I posted about this last week, as well as searching the archives. > > Is anyone else seeing this : > > shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access > parent directories: No such file or directory > > I'm seeing it on one of our RHEL 3 servers, the other two don't display > this error, and I have no idea what directories they are looking for. I > don't have any 'files' tests defined. The archives had one reference to > this, but it was a Debian system and the solution was unclear to me. > > Bill Hart > Burke Corporation > > 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 To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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[hobbit] RHEL 3 Error
by bill.hart＠burkecorp.com 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

Ralph, I did check through the directory tree and it's got full ownership permissions through the client tree as you would expect. I just ran the bbcmd to see what the environment looked like, and I see it has /usr/libexec/hobbit/client for the bbhome and hobbit home. I bet I don't have those directories, though I know where they came from. I tried compiling the 4.2.0 client from the source, but was unable to get it to compile as it had floating point errors. I found the rpm on razor's edge and installed that. That did an odd install that put things in a number of places, so that's probably where that comes from, so now I need to figure out how to get the paths straightened out in the bbcmd environment. Thanks for the pointer, I don't know why I hadn't checked all that more closely. Does anyone know why I can't get the 4.2.0 source to compile on RHEL 3 ? Bill Hart Burke Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Mitchell [mailto:ralphmitchell at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:56 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] RHEL 3 Error Seems to me that's the kind of message to expect if someone either removes a directory the process is running in, or possibly chmod's (or maybe chown's) some part of the tree so that it can't be accessed by the running process. I'm not a RHEL expert, but that's where I'd start on any Unix-like system. Even if you don't have any 'files' tests defined, Hobbit still has to be able to reach its own config files, log files, etc. Ralph Mitchell On 11/13/06, Bill Hart <bill.hart at burkecorp.com> wrote: > I posted about this last week, as well as searching the archives. > > Is anyone else seeing this : > > shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access > parent directories: No such file or directory > > I'm seeing it on one of our RHEL 3 servers, the other two don't display > this error, and I have no idea what directories they are looking for. I > don't have any 'files' tests defined. The archives had one reference to > this, but it was a Debian system and the solution was unclear to me. > > Bill Hart > Burke Corporation > > 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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RHEL 3 Error
by bill.hart＠burkecorp.com 13 Nov '06

13 Nov '06

I posted about this last week, as well as searching the archives. Is anyone else seeing this : shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory I'm seeing it on one of our RHEL 3 servers, the other two don't display this error, and I have no idea what directories they are looking for. I don't have any 'files' tests defined. The archives had one reference to this, but it was a Debian system and the solution was unclear to me. Bill Hart Burke Corporation

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NTP
by khanrahan＠charter.net 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Hi all, Can someone tell me how to get the NTP test to work? I get an error when I try it saying something like " a suitable time server could not be found". I get the impression that I need to specify MY time server in some config file somewhere but I cannot find where that is. Any help appreciated. Kevin

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iostat
by khanrahan＠charter.net 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Does anybody have an iostat utility that works with the hobbit client??....along with graphs? I have tried both bb-iostat.sh and iostat-bf.sh and neither seems to do much of anything. Maybe there are other requirements needed to get it to work? If anyone has info on how to set it up, I would appreciate it. kevin

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Hobbit Display
by khanrahan＠charter.net 12 Nov '06

12 Nov '06

Hello all, It has been over a year since I configured hobbit and I can't remember much. Can someone tell me how to get the display to show 1 column instead of two please? Thanks Kevin

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Hobbit client
by khanrahan＠charter.net 11 Nov '06

11 Nov '06

Hi all, Is there a hobbit client? I see references to a client but can't find much info about it. BB used to distribute 2 separate packages but I don't see that here. Please point me towards some info about how to install a client on a linux host. thank you kevin

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how to purge/exclude bogus outage for availability report
by jjj863＠gmail.com 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

our Hobbit monitors production environment. Occasionally, there's hour-long outage for our Intranet causing all checks to fail (albeit 'depends'). If possible, I'd like to purge or mark for exclusion such bogus outages, for the sake of accuracy of availability report? BTW, the availability report is such a great feature!

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Single System Test
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

I have a BB script that runs on only one client and tests for a specific item. How do I configure the client to run only on that client? I'm using a directory share on all the clients. The old bb-bbexttab would allow you to configure a specific host like this: localhost : : myscript.sh systemA : : special-script.sh So, localhost would run on all machine, but special-script.sh would only run on systemA. Is there a way to do the same thing with the Hobbit Client? Thanks.James

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[hobbit] Hobbitd get yellow all the time...
by CHRIS.MORRIS＠RWEnpower.com 10 Nov '06

10 Nov '06

Look at the MAXMSG settings in hobbitserver.cfg and the hobbitserver.cfg man page. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Pierre Ronnefalk [SMTP:pierre.ronnefalk at relacom.com] > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:06 AM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: [hobbit] Hobbitd get yellow all the time... > > Hi, > I get this from current status / hobbitd at the bottom: > "Oversize status msg from 10.xxx.xxx.xx for solserver01:ports truncated > (n=293998, limit=262144)" > > Is the data from this server containing to much information ?? > > /Pierre Ronnefalk > > > > [#################### RELACOM CORPORATE EMAIL FOOTER > ####################] > 1. This communication is confidential and is only intended for use of > the > individual or entity to which it is directed. If you are not the > intended > recipient of this email, please delete it without forwarding any of > it's > content. > 2. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this email might be personal > opinions > from the sender and not necessary representing Relacom. > 3. For further information please visit: > http://security.relacom.com/email/ > > [######################################################################### > ###] **************************************************************************** The information contained in this email is intended only for the use of the intended recipient at the email address to which it has been addressed. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination or copying of the message or associated attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender by return email or call 01793 877777 and ask for the sender and then delete it immediately from your system.Please note that neither RWE npower nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). *****************************************************************************

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