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Logfile not accessible
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

I'm monitoring about 8 log files on a system, and on some of them, I'm getting a "Logfile not accessible" . I can login to the box as the hobbit user and cat the files out just fine. The privileges all match up with the other logfiles that are working just fine. Manually, I can see the files just fine. How does Hobbit try to read the log files? I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.James

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Default Tests will not run (Solaris)
by stefan.freisler＠aspect-online.de 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Hi, the default Tests (disk, cpu, memory) on our Solaris server don't run only external Test like mailq works perfect. I got this error: http://www.hswn.dk/hobbit/help/known-issues.html#solarislinker but with: crle -c /var/ld/ld.config -l /usr/lib:/usr/lib/secure:/usr/local/lib i get an other error: 2006-11-29 16:54:19 Failed to get a message, terminating what can i do? I migrade from BigBrother to Hobbit and the Solaris server is an client of hobbit. mfg Stefan

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GROUP/EXGROUP going nuts ?
by jjj863＠gmail.com 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

if I have a alert rule as below in hobbit-alerts.cfg, every alerts will match the GROUP rule, plus EXGROUP doesn't seem to be effective either. Such behavior was observed from the real email received as well as by the insightful "bbcmd hobbitd_alert --test". Only one group is defined. GROUP=junkgroup MAIL junkgroup at my.domain color=red HOST=* EXGROUP=junkgroup MAIL realdeal at my.domain color=yellow It is the same case if the group named in hobbit-alerts.cfg is bogus, aka, not defined in hobbit-clients.cfg. Only one group is defined in hobbit-clients.cfg, as listed below: log /tmp/junkgroup.log %(?-i)USER-ID:|EXCEPTION: IGNORE=kilobyte group=junkgroup In case it matters, this is the only Hobbit server running on CentOS 4.3/i386. Version==4.2RC1-20060712

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[hobbit] AIX memory check
by massimo.morsiani＠gilbarco.com 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Hi all, we have Hobbit 4.2.0 up and running (very well!) and we have BBWin client installed on our Windows servers. We started to install hobbit client on our AIX server (AIX 5.2) using this pre-built package http://rpm.razorsedge.org/aix-5.2/RE/ppc/hobbit-client-4.2.0-4.aix5.2.re .ppc.rpm and it works fine. But I noticed different memory reporting between AIX topas command and Hobbit web page, as follows === Topas output === Real,MB 8191 % Comp 49.3 % Noncomp 51.6 % Client 51.8 PAGING SPACE Size,MB 7680 % Used 20.5 % Free 79.4 === Hobbit web output === Memory Used Total Percentage green Physical 8189M 8192M 99% green Swap 1612M 7680M 20% While Total memory (8192MB) and Swap (7680MB, 20%) values are correct, reported Physical memory value is incorrect. Right value is % Comp 49.3 NOT 99%. Is there anything I can change to have the right value? Regards. Massimo Morsiani Information Technology Dept. ------ Gilbarco S.p.a. via de' Cattani, 220/G 50145 Firenze tel: +39-055-30941 fax: +39-055-318603 email: massimo.morsiani at gilbarco.com web: http://www.gilbarco.it This message (including any attachments) contains confidential and/or proprietary information intended only for the addressee. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may constitute a violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by responding to this e-mail, and delete the message from your system. If you have any questions about this e-mail please notify the sender immediately.

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Log File Monitoring Problem
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

I'm monitoring a logfile for "Incompatible Types" error. However, recently, one of the log files came up with the error, and Hobbit didn't detect it. Here's what I'm looking for: (Note: Code can be different) CWWBE0085E: Incompatible types This is what my log description looks like: LOG /opt/log/SystemOut.log %J2CA0056I|J2CA0020E|Incompatible Types|Assertion COLOR=RED Does it have to be lower case? Incompatible types Thanks.James

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Number of Open Connections per Process
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

Is there a way to track the number of open connections to a process? For example, the default ulimit is normally 1024. Is there a way to track if a particular process has over 1000 open connections with Hobbit? I can do a listing with lsof as an example. Thanks.James

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client-local.cfg and hobbit-clients.cfg and Wildcard
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 29 Nov '06

29 Nov '06

I want to monitor several logfiles in a directory. Can I use wildcards in the client-local.cfg and hobbit-clients.cfg file for the client? Would this work? client-local.cfg example: log: /logs/server1/SystemOut.log*:10240 and this? LOG logs/server1/SystemOut.log* %Error|Warning COLOR=YELLOW If not, can you suggest another method? Thanks.James

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Disable/Enable Individual http's
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

Hello, Currently when you disable an http test, it disables all the http tests for a particular host. We have multiple ports on most of our hosts that we monitor. When a port is being worked on and down, I have to disable the other ports when you disable the http for the host. Is there a way to disable individual URL's in the http test? Other than removing them from bb-hosts? Thanks.James

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LDAP test & retest
by plardinois＠be.tiauto.com 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

Hello, I would like to know how does Hobbit handles the LDAP test when it cannot (for any reason) connect to the server ? Is the test repeated ? We have the issue here that the server is OK, the connectivity, too, but the LDAP test returns red. Thanks. Regards, Pierre _____________________________ Pierre Lardinois Int. ICT Infrastructure Team TI Automotive The information contained in this transmission may contain privileged and confidential information. It is intended only for the use of the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

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The Shire's got a new coat of paint
by gjohnson＠trantor.org 28 Nov '06

28 Nov '06

OK, I've finally found a decent method of updating the site but have to pull most of it off of SF. Only thing left there are the forums and mailing lists. You can find the new look at http://www.trantor.org/theshire. I'm going to continue playing around with it and adding the monitors that have already been sent. I would ask that monitor contributors subscribe to the shire's developer mailing list. Take a peek and let me know what you think. =G=

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