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PROC test question
by marco.pizzoli＠gmail.com 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

Hi all, I am a hobbit newby. I have a question about the PROC test: is there a way to define a test about the presence of a particular proc executed by a particular user? I'm in a situation where I have some daemons that could be started by a lot of (machine)users and so I would like to check the user the proc run as. Thanks in advance Marco

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cupsd
by stoner-lists＠comcast.net 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

For those who want to monitor a cups print server, here's a definition you can put in your bb-services file: [cupsd] send "GET /printers\r\n" expect "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" port 631 Alternatively, you could just use http://host:631/printers in your bb-hosts file. The cupsd is, for monitoring purposes, a web server. -Jeff "Fun with Users #1: ln -s /dev/random /etc/motd"

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ntpdate question
by Dirk.Kastens＠uni-osnabrueck.de 09 Mar '08

09 Mar '08

Hi, before updating our hobbit server to version 4.2.0, I tested the ntp configuration with the bb-ntp-1_4.sh script on the client nodes. When I now configure the server to use the ntp network test instead, I realize that this doesn't work with most of our RedHat clients. I get the response ntpdate -u -q -p 2 a.b.c.d server a.b.c.d, stratum 0, offset 0.000000, delay 0.00000 29 Aug 10:53:26 ntpdate[3509]: no server suitable for synchronization found The network test works with all AIX clients and with older RedHat clients. The manual page of ntpdate on a RedHat machine says, that "the ntpdate program is to be retired from this distribution". Is there another way of testing the ntp synchronisation from the server side or do I still have to use the bb-ntp.sh script? Best wishes, Dirk Kastens

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Client for NetApp storage and Weblogic Server
by fduranti＠q8.it 01 Oct '07

01 Oct '07

Hi all, I'm currently developing 3 perl client to use with Network appliance Storage, Weblogic Servers and Database (SQL/Oracle/Informix and Mysql). At this moment only the weblogic and netapp scripts are available, the database check for Oracle/Informix and with connection check to sqlserver will be probably available the next week. I uploaded the scripts to deadcat but i got some problems downloading them so I've also created a project on sourceforge and I'm uploading the scripts there (and I will also try to create a mailing list so that if users have the need to contact me they can do that there). The homepage on sourceforge is http://sourceforge.net/projects/hobbit-perl-cl/ <BLOCKED::http://sourceforge.net/projects/hobbit-perl-cl/> Thanks and sorry for the advertise but this seems the better place to let users know about hobbit clients available :D Regards Francesco Duranti

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[patch] split-ncv and maximum value tracking
by cgoyard＠cvf.fr 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

Hi all, here is a patch that provides two new features to the NCV graph backend. It answers to a request I did on August 2nd (subject: "Dynamic or Split NCV"). - split-ncv : Lets you store an ever-changing set of data on a status column basis. Say, you want to keep track of who is accessing a database. It works by creating a rrd file per ncv line instead of packing a lot of DS in a single rrd file. I use it to keep track of tomcat session number per context, harddrive temperature, database connexions, and a whole bunch of other things, such a the repartition of loaded classes on a jvm (useful to find memory leaks). - trackmax : it lets you keep track of the maximum value of a dataset, along with the average. It's useful when the maximum is somehow as significant than the average over time. (say, to track a hard-limited ressource, such as telephone lines). I use it to keep track of the maximum number of busy X25 lines on a specific application. It only works for NCV at the time, but I may add it to other tests. The patch includes the documentation for all this. It applies on today's snapshot and on october' all-in-one. It does not work with the plain release because of a nasty bug in do_ncv.c. Well, here's the patch. Consider it beta, but yet it works on my production server. I strongly hope it will be included in the mainstream hobbit (I don't like maintaining local patches :)). Regards, -- Charles Goyard - cgoyard at cvf.fr - (+33) 1 45 38 01 31

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msgs file with html code
by vadud3＠gmail.com 05 Jul '07

05 Jul '07

Hi When I receive alerts related to messages file it comes with html code in my mail box like this. &red Critical entries in <a href="/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=hobbit.client.com&SECTION=msgs:/var/adm/mess +ages">/var/adm/messages</a> &red Aug 17 15:39:55 hobbit.client.com WARNING: [ID 702911 user.error] this is a test message Full log <a href="/hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=hobbit.client.com&SECTION=msgs:/var/adm/messages">/var/adm/m +essages</a> Aug 17 15:39:55 hobbit.client.com WARNING: [ID 702911 user.error] this is a test message I am using hobbit client 4.2.0 and hobbit server 4.2.0. I sure did not play with any html code to make the output like this. Also I saw an email about keeping the full log link in the web gui for easy troubleshooting. But is that also apply to email. In otherwords can I just receive alert related lines and not the full log underneath. OR do I need to define SMS in hobbit-alerts.cfg page to achieve that? Thanks -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu

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Core dump
by lars.ebeling＠leopg9.no-ip.org 09 Apr '07

09 Apr '07

I feel that I am nagging, so I changed the subject today. >From todays (27/1) snapshot $ gdb ../bin/hobbitd core GNU gdb 5.3 Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "hppa2.0n-hp-hpux11.00"... Core was generated by `hobbitd'. Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted. warning: The shared libraries were not privately mapped; setting a breakpoint in a shared library will not work until you rerun the program. warning: Can't find file hobbitd referenced in dld_list. Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libpcre.sl...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libnsl.1...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxti.2...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.2...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdld.2...done. #0 0xc020bad0 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.2 (gdb) bt #0 0xc020bad0 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.2 #1 0xc01a655c in raise () from /usr/lib/libc.2 #2 0xc01e69a8 in abort_C () from /usr/lib/libc.2 #3 0xc01e6a04 in abort () from /usr/lib/libc.2 #4 0x00018258 in sigsegv_handler (signum=8216) at sig.c:57 #5 <signal handler called> #6 int_compare (a=0x6f3d6, b=0xb19fd) at rbtr.c:406 #7 0x00017ee0 in rbtFind (h=0x6f3d6, key=0x6f3d6) at rbtr.c:381 #8 0x00005a20 in find_cookie (cookie=455638) at hobbitd.c:925 #9 0x000060b8 in handle_status ( msg=0x4001c9d0 "status leopg9.hobbitd yellow\nStatistics for Hobbit daemon\n Up since 27-Jan-2007 09:50:23 (0 days, 00:05:01)\n\nIncoming messages : 156\n- status", ' ' <repeats 15 times>, ": 121\n- combo", ' ' <repeat s 13 times>..., sender=0x1dddc "hobbitd", hostname=0x40018bf0 "leopg9", testname=0x4001c3b8 "hobbitd", grouplist=0x0, log=0x4001c3e8, newcolor=4, downcause=0x0) at hobbitd.c:1135 #10 0x0000e8bc in main (argc=3, argv=0x0) at hobbitd.c:4318 (gdb) quit $ Regards Lars Ebeling http://leopg9.no-ip.org Hobbithobbyist "It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain

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hobbit on Solaris 10 non-global Zone
by ndorfsman＠gmail.com 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

Hi, I have to monitor a Sol10 non-global Zone. Any hint ? TIA Nicolas

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bbtest crash & core dumping
by Allan.Marillier＠dana.com 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

I have a problem on a Fedora Core 5 server that comes up at random intervals with Henrik's rpm version of hobbit 4.2.0-1 where my bbtest-net causes core dumps every 5 minutes and all tests turn purple. If I leave it alone, after some time between half an hour to 2 hours it goes back to normal. Is there a known problem that I can correct? This happens at irregular intervals from 6 to 20 days, and rebooting has not helped. The only clue I have found so far is to check bb-services, but I have not modified that, it is exactly as it installed: # $Id: bb-services,v 1.14 2006/07/10 14:41:39 henrik Rel $ Any suggestions please? (I do have some core dumps saved but I'm not too familiar with gdb debugging) The message I get on my hobbit display is: - Program crashed Fatal signal caught! root at hobbit tmp# uname -a Linux hobbit.dana.com 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 #1 Tue Mar 14 15:48:33 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux root at hobbit tmp# cat /etc/issue Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) root at hobbit tmp# rpm -qa | grep -i hobbit hobbit-4.2.0-1 root at hobbit tmp# rpm -qa | grep fping fping-2.4b2-4.fc4 root at hobbit tmp# file /var/lib/hobbit/tmp/core* core.13989: ELF 32-bit LSB core file Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), SVR4-style, from 'bbtest-net' </PRE> <div style="font-family:arial;font-size:8pt;"> <hr> <p>This e-mail, and any attachments, is intended solely for use by the addressee(s) named above. It may contain the confidential or proprietary information of Dana Corporation, its subsidiaries, affiliates or business partners. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail or are an unauthorized recipient of the information, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or any attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete the original and any copies or printouts.</p> <p>Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Dana Corporation accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail.</p> English, Francais, Espanol, Deutsch, Italiano, Portugues:<br> <a href="http://www.dana.com/overview/EmailDisclaimer.shtm">http://www.dana.com/overview/EmailDisclaimer.shtm</a> <hr> </div>

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Netapp Devmon templates
by asparks＠doublesparks.net 16 Mar '07

16 Mar '07

Posted also to the devmon list... Sorry if I've missed it, but I see mention of devmon NetApp templates, but cannot find if there is one downloadable somewhere. Is one available somewhere? Thanks in advance. -Alan -- Alan Sparks, UNIX/Linux Systems Integration and Administration <asparks at doublesparks.net>

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