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Query current host status via CLI
by Al.Jeffcoat＠orhs.org 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Hello All, One of my Intel admins has asked if there is a way to determine the total number of citrix sessions in use using hobbit. We are currently using the citrix plug-in, but he would like the same information displayed as a total for the farm. I'm sure there are ways within windows to do this, but I am not a windows admin. I know that I could easily to this from the command line in many ways. My three questions are: 1. Is anyone already doing this? 2. Is there a way from the command line on the hobbit server to determine the most current status for a hobbit client? My thought was to scrape the include file for the citrix servers in question, feed it to a for loop, and then query the status, and then just count up the logged in clients. I've looked in the files in ~/data, and do not see current status messages there. 3. Can anyone think of a better way than in question #2, assuming I can get the most current status message via CLI? Thanks, Al This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandoregional.org . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Regional Healthcare by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Regional Healthcare.

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Hobbit 4.2.0/FreeBSD 4.10 build error
by andrew.clark＠ucsb.edu 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

On FreeBSD 4.10, I get the following error when running gmake after configure: gmake[1]: Entering directory `/usr/home/staff/aclark/hobbit-4.2.0/lib' gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DBSD -I. -I/usr/home/staff/aclark/hobbit-4.2.0/include -I/usr/local/include -I. -I../include -DSTANDALONE `./test-endianness` -o sha1 sha1.c In file included from /usr/include/sys/types.h:48, from /usr/include/unistd.h:41, from sha1.c:224: /usr/include/sys/inttypes.h:18: redefinition of `uint32_t' sha1.c:28: `uint32_t' previously declared here gmake[1]: *** [sha1] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/home/staff/aclark/hobbit-4.2.0/lib' gmake: *** [lib-build] Error 2 -- Andrew Clark Campus Network Programmer University of California, Santa Barbara andrew.clark at ucsb.edu (805) 893-5311

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trouble with name resolution
by lebarber＠gmail.com 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

I am having a problem getting "Unable to resolve hostname" errors for the conn test for names that are in our DNS system. The bb-hosts entry looks like: 0.0.0.0 ppd2.wcm.ess.usda.gov # conn the return from nslookup is: -bash-2.05b$ nslookup ppd2.wcm.ess.usda.gov Server: 199.128.64.2 Address: 199.128.64.2#53 Non-authoritative answer: ppd2.wcm.ess.usda.gov canonical name = ppd.wcm.ess.usda.gov. Name: ppd.wcm.ess.usda.gov Address: 199.134.228.6 Any ideas how to correct this? Thanks, Larry Barber

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proc/port error messages error messages
by adam.scheblein＠marquette.edu 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Greetings, Recently I have been getting the following error messages in my hobbitd section about my proc column for one of my hosts: Oversize data/client msg from [IP Address] truncated (n=760399, limit 524288) First line: [Hostname]|hp-ux|hp-ux Oversize status msg from [IP Address] for [Hostname]:ports truncated (n=514197, limit=262144) Any thoughts?? Thanks, Adam

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Hobbit upgrade from 4.2beta to 4.2.0 .... comments
by ndo＠unikservice.com 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Hi, My Solaris 8 server is upgraded. Below some remarks on the process (regarding Solaris) * Solaris compilation with Sun cc --> Need to modify build/Makefile.SunOS and before need to change rights on this file * Hobbit software is installed on /opt/hobbit . I have a link betaween /opt/hobbit/data and /var/hobbit/data ---> Can't use make install without modification : $ make install mkdir -p /opt/hobbit/server /opt/hobbit/server/download /opt/hobbit/ data mkdir: "/opt/hobbit/data": Exists but is not a directory make: *** [install-dirs] Error 2 * type of os set to "sunos" : bad option on some deadcat scripts which are testing against sunos or solaris to differentiate SunOS 4.x and SunOS 5.x * List of fs to ignore in df should include hsfs * TOP command should be prstat by default ( /usr/bin/prstat -can 20 1 1 )

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host names not displayed in metrics report CGI
by tomg＠mcclatchyinteractive.com 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Upgrade report Did an upgrade from 4.1.2p1 to 4.2.0 this morning, using the source tarball. Everything seems to be OK after the upgrade, except that I cannot use the Metrics Report CGI because the box where the hostnames should be listed in narrow and blank. I added the entry in my menu_items.js file and the options to hobbitcgi.cfg as mentioned in the release notes. No mention of any errors using hostgraphs.sh in any log file. Any ideas where I should look? Tom

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PROC checks per user
by jonescr＠cisco.com 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

I have a case where I have identical processes on a host that I want to check for (via hobbit-clients.cfg) and track. The process names are identical, except for the user running them. Is this possible to do? It looks like so far not, as the man page seems to indicate that hobbit only parses the command section of the ps output. -Charles

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Running logfetch 'by hand'
by Andrew.Jackson＠ordnancesurvey.co.uk 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Hi, First, thanks for hobbit. It is making my life much easier. I'm trying to run logfetch by hand as it were. It takes two files logfetch.<machine>.cfg and logfetch.<machine>.status as arguments. I can see that logfetch.<machine>.cfg is generated when you submit data to the hobbit server but I can't find out where the logfetch.<machine>.status file is generated. Any help gratefully received! Thank Andy J. . This email is only intended for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Unless stated otherwise, the contents of this email are personal to the writer and do not represent the official view of Ordnance Survey. Nor can any contract be formed on Ordnance Survey's behalf via email. We reserve the right to monitor emails and attachments without prior notice. Thank you for your cooperation. Ordnance Survey Romsey Road Southampton SO16 4GU Tel: 023 8079 2000 http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

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smtp-service yellow
by fscholz＠csc.com 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Hi, I have a problem with a service: I get the message yellow Thu Sep 7 08:16:25 2006 smtp NOT ok Service smtp on UENDS38.dupontnet.net is not OK : Unexpected service response But the smtp-service is ok. What can I do, so I see a green state? Kind regards, Frauke Scholz CSC (Germany Services) Ltd. MDS Web & Middleware Engineering Wolfenbütteler Str. 86/Obergstr. 5 38102 Braunschweig Phone: +49.5172.129279 or +49.531.224.1086 e-Mail: fscholz at csc.com Internet: http://www.de.csc.com Experience Results. Experience CSC. __________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[hobbit] Query current host status via CLI
by Al.Jeffcoat＠orhs.org 11 Sep '06

11 Sep '06

Found the solution, although I’m sure there are easier methods. I used curl to scrape the number of users from each citrix server, and added them as the script went along. Fortunately, making a fake host using noconn, and then naming the test citrix (which matches the real citrix test coming from the individual servers) was all I had to do, hobbit is now generating a graph. Al _____ From: Jeffcoat, Al Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:17 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Query current host status via CLI Hello All, One of my Intel admins has asked if there is a way to determine the total number of citrix sessions in use using hobbit. We are currently using the citrix plug-in, but he would like the same information displayed as a total for the farm. I’m sure there are ways within windows to do this, but I am not a windows admin. I know that I could easily to this from the command line in many ways. My three questions are: 1. Is anyone already doing this? 2. Is there a way from the command line on the hobbit server to determine the most current status for a hobbit client? My thought was to scrape the include file for the citrix servers in question, feed it to a for loop, and then query the status, and then just count up the logged in clients. I’ve looked in the files in ~/data, and do not see current status messages there. 3. Can anyone think of a better way than in question #2, assuming I can get the most current status message via CLI? Thanks, Al This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandoregional.org . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Regional Healthcare by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Regional Healthcare. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.0/439 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.0/439 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, use, or distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. This communication may contain material protected by Federal privacy regulations, attorney-client work product, or other privileges. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to: postmaster at orlandoregional.org . If this e-mail message concerns a contract matter, be advised that no employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Orlando Regional Healthcare by e-mail without express written confirmation by an officer of the corporation. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Orlando Regional Healthcare.

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