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[hobbit] Passive FTP test?
by Vernon.Everett＠dpi.wa.gov.au 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Hi all I am not having much luck with the new version. Running Solaris 10 x86 bash-3.00# gmake CC="gcc" CFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -DSunOS -I. -I`pwd`/include -I/usr/local/include" LDFLAGS="" OSDEF="-DSunOS" RPATHOPT="" PCREINCDIR="-I/usr/local/include" SSLFLAGS="-DBBGEN_SSL" SSLINCDIR="-I/usr/local/ssl/include " SSLLIBS="-L/usr/local/ssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto" NETLIBS="-lresolv -lsocket -lnsl" BBTOPDIR="/export/home/hobbit/" BBLOGDIR="/var/log/hobbit" BBHOSTNAME="shire" BBHOSTIP="10.1.14.84" BBHOSTOS="sunos" gmake -C lib all gmake[1]: Entering directory `/export/home/hobbit/hobbit-4.2.0/lib' ar cr libbbgen.a osdefs.o acklog.o availability.o calc.o cgi.o cgiurls.o clientlocal.o color.o digest.o encoding.o environ.o errormsg.o eventlog.o files.o headfoot.o hobbitrrd.o htmllog.o ipaccess.o loadalerts.o loadhosts.o loadnkconf.o links.o matching.o md5.o memory.o misc.o netservices.o rbtr.o reportlog.o rmd160c.o sendmsg.o sha1.o sig.o stackio.o strfunc.o suid.o timefunc.o timing.o url.o gmake[1]: ar: Command not found gmake[1]: *** [libbbgen.a] Error 127 gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/export/home/hobbit/hobbit-4.2.0/lib' gmake: *** [lib-build] Error 2 The offending line appears to be from ~hobbit-4.2.0/lib/Makefile --- snip --- test-endianness: test-endianness.c $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< libbbgen.a: $(BBGENLIBOBJS) ar cr libbbgen.a $(BBGENLIBOBJS) ranlib libbbgen.a || echo "" hobbitclient.a: $(CLIENTLIBOBJS) ar cr hobbitclient.a $(CLIENTLIBOBJS) ranlib hobbitclient.a || echo "" --- snip --- Any help apreciated. Regards Vernon

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Beware Vmware time drift
by Vernon.Everett＠dpi.wa.gov.au 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Hi all I tried running Hobbit on Ubuntu Linux in a a VM. The main problem I discovered is massive time drift when running any Linux-type OS in a VM. (This is a documented problem, but you have to search for the document) I was looking at drifts of over 20 minutes per hour. Keeping tabs on any events is almost impossible. There is a clinet available for some Linux flavours which will keep the local clock in sync with the host clock, but I couldn't find one for Ubuntu, and it was easier just to install Solaris 10 on a PC. For my purposes, I have to conclude that running Hobbit on Linux in an MS-Windows VM is not an option. Cheers Vernon -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Friday, 11 August 2006 5:09 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Pre-configured VMware hobbitserver available for download I've put together a VMware virtual machine configured with Debian Linux and a Hobbit server installation. If you have the VMware Player installed (free download from www.vmware.com) this lets you have a demonstration / test / play-around-with-stuff Hobbit server running without setting up a dedicated server for it. Since VMware Player is available for MS-Windows, it will even let you run a Hobbit server on a Windows-based system, although at the cost of having a virtual server running (i.e. you'll need a bit of RAM to support it). For those who want to play with it, it is available from the Hobbitmon "Files" area on sourceforge.net. Choose the "hobbitdemo" package: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=128058&package_id= 200171 Just one warning: It's a 250 MB download. Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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Passive FTP test?
by FRamaekers＠ailife.com 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Is there a more passive method to test FTP. Apparently on BulletProof FTP it's logging each ftp test and creating an extensive log file. TIA, Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer; MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE American Income Life Insurance Company Phone: (254) 761-6649 Fax: (254) 741-5777 ---------------------------------------- This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at PrivacyAct at ailife.com.

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cpu alerts
by billieperez＠gmail.com 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Hello - I have a standby hobbit server running 4.2-alfa-20060423, with alerts configured the same as the primary hobbit server running 4.2.1RC1. I have a duration of 10m set up for the cpu alert and have been noticing cpu alerts coming before the 10 minutes (cpu only panics for 4:59) and only sends the alert doesn't send a recovery. Like I mentioned I have the same alert configured on another hobbit server and don't get alerts from that one, only the standby. Has anyone seen different behavior with alerting for this hobbit version? Any ideas why this might be happening? I have a bunch of other alerts set up that seem to be behaving properly, it just seems to be cpu that is acting different. Here's the alert config - MAIL $UNIX HOST=%(server1|server2|server3) DURATION>10m RECOVERED SERVICE=cpu COLOR=red,purple Thanks in advance for any info

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[hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0?
by brodie＠mcw.edu 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

I still get "Failed to retrieve ghostlist from server" on the web page. Here is output of bb: "ghostlist" returns nothing; "ping" returns the version. -bash-3.00$ bb 127.0.0.1 ghostlist -bash-3.00$ -bash-3.00$ -bash-3.00$ -bash-3.00$ bb 127.0.0.1 ping hobbitd 4.2.0 -bash-3.00$ --------------------------------------------------------- Kent C. Brodie - brodie at phys.mcw.edu Department of Physiology Medical College of Wisconsin (414) 456-8590 -----Original Message----- From: Brodie, Kent [mailto:brodie at mcw.edu] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:39 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: RE: [hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0? Wow. I had an old path to the old OLD bb still there. WHOOOOPS. Weird that never affected anything before! Thanks for the tip to help me figure out what was going on........ --------------------------------------------------------- Kent C. Brodie - brodie at phys.mcw.edu Department of Physiology Medical College of Wisconsin (414) 456-8590 -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:31 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0? On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 04:25:00PM -0500, Brodie, Kent wrote: > Nothing, and nothing: > > [hobbit at coffman server]$ bb 127.0.0.1 ghostlist > [hobbit at coffman server]$ > [hobbit at coffman server]$ bb 127.0.0.1 ping > [hobbit at coffman server]$ Are you sure your Hobbit server is running 4.2.0 ? Because that "ping" should respond back with the Hobbit version number. Like henrik at osiris:~$ bb 172.16.10.2 ping hobbitd 4.2.0 henrik at osiris:~$ bb 172.16.10.100 ping hobbitd 4.2-RC-20060712.4 Your "bb" utility has to be 4.2.0 for that to work, though. bb --version should report: henrik at osiris:~$ bb --version Hobbit version 4.2.0 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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acknowledge with 4.2.0
by lebarber＠gmail.com 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

I just installed the new 4.2.0 release and I have discoved that when trying to acknowledge alerts, that the ack-alerts page does not seem to be working for the intermediate pages. When called from the top page you get a list of all the active alerts, and when called from the lowest level pages you get a list of alerts on that page (plus one more for some reason), on intermediate pages though, you just get a "No Active Alerts" message. Is this the way it is supposed to work. Thanks, Larry Barber

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[hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0?
by brodie＠mcw.edu 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Wow. I had an old path to the old OLD bb still there. WHOOOOPS. Weird that never affected anything before! Thanks for the tip to help me figure out what was going on........ --------------------------------------------------------- Kent C. Brodie - brodie at phys.mcw.edu Department of Physiology Medical College of Wisconsin (414) 456-8590 -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:31 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0? On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 04:25:00PM -0500, Brodie, Kent wrote: > Nothing, and nothing: > > [hobbit at coffman server]$ bb 127.0.0.1 ghostlist > [hobbit at coffman server]$ > [hobbit at coffman server]$ bb 127.0.0.1 ping > [hobbit at coffman server]$ Are you sure your Hobbit server is running 4.2.0 ? Because that "ping" should respond back with the Hobbit version number. Like henrik at osiris:~$ bb 172.16.10.2 ping hobbitd 4.2.0 henrik at osiris:~$ bb 172.16.10.100 ping hobbitd 4.2-RC-20060712.4 Your "bb" utility has to be 4.2.0 for that to work, though. bb --version should report: henrik at osiris:~$ bb --version Hobbit version 4.2.0 Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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content tests
by jonescr＠cisco.com 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Is it possible to have the results of the HTTP test as well as the CONT test both displayed in the http status area? In other words, "cont=http;http://www.foo.com/blah/;SUCCESS" I'm not suggesting that the default be that way, I can think of many cases where it would be desirable to have a separate "http" and "content" columns. I'm just trying to have as few columns as possible :-) -Charles

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[hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0?
by brodie＠mcw.edu 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Nothing, and nothing: [hobbit at coffman server]$ bb 127.0.0.1 ghostlist [hobbit at coffman server]$ [hobbit at coffman server]$ bb 127.0.0.1 ping [hobbit at coffman server]$ --------------------------------------------------------- Kent C. Brodie - brodie at phys.mcw.edu Department of Physiology Medical College of Wisconsin (414) 456-8590 -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:19 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Ghost report does not work in 4.2.0? On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 03:45:35PM -0500, Brodie, Kent wrote: > Hi- I tried to run the Ghost Report. All I get is: "Failed to > retrieve ghostlist from server" on the BB display. I cannot find > anything in the log files. What does bb 127.0.0.1 ghostlist give you ? Also, try bb 127.0.0.1 ping Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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Alerts Report
by jonescr＠cisco.com 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

I would like to make a weekly report showing minimally, the total number of notifications sent out, hopefully more data as well like what services the alerts were for etc. Is there a way to get this data other than manually parsing the notifications.log? -Charles

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