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distributed bb-hosts
by torben.aagaard＠gmail.com 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

Hello ! I'm currently running a 2-server hobbit system, host A is doing both BBDISP and BBNET, while host B is only running network tests. ON both hosts, the BBLOCATION is set to either A or B. My bb-hosts file is broken down to these : bb-hosts.A ------------------------------ -------------------------------------- # Default : Test IP Addr 0.0.0.0 .default. # testip NET:A 1.2.3.4 foobar # ssh -------------------------------------------------------------------- bb-hosts.B -------------------------------------------------------------------- # Default : Test IP Addr 0.0.0.0 .default. # testip NET:B 5.6.7.8 arg # ssh -------------------------------------------------------------------- On host A - my bb-hosts file looks something like this : -------------------------------------------------------------------- include bb-hosts.A include bb-hosts.B -------------------------------------------------------------------- On host B is says : -------------------------------------------------------------------- include bb-hosts.B -------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd like to maintain all the bb-hosts files on host A - so the question is how to distribute the bb-hosts.B from host A to host B. I could use SSH/SCP - but perhaps it's easier to utilize the BB "config" command and pull the bb-hosts.B file from host B ? What are you guys doing ? Any recommendations ? Thanks BR /Torben

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hobbitd_client core dumping and terminating
by Allan.Marillier＠dana.com 10 Mar '07

10 Mar '07

I've had a problem for a while now that surfaces every now and then, and after a while goes away by itself. I'm running hobbit 4.2.0-1 on Fedora Core 5 from Henrik's rpm bundle FC5-hobbit-client-4.2.0-1.i386.rpm. Most of the time I have no problems, but every now and then my hobbitd_client comes up red with - Program crashed Fatal signal caught. I find a bunch of core dumps in /var/lib/hobbit/tmp all generated by hobbitd_client. The only clue I'm getting from log files and the core dump point to pcre. Any clues? I assume this will be one Henrik will need to check over. Sometimes stopping and restarting all hobbit processes a number of times will resolve the problem, I've even rebooted to ensure everything comes up clean, but so far this time nothing is helping. /usr/lib/hobbit/client/logs/clientdata.log is filled with messages like these: 2007-03-09 20:55:24 pcre compile '(end' failed (offset 4): missing ) 2007-03-09 20:55:24 Worker process died with exit code 134, terminating gdb output is below: root at hobbit tmp# gdb /usr/lib/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitd_client /var/lib/hobbit/tmp/core.24865 GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-1.134.fc5rh) Copyright 2004 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 "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"... (no debugging symbols found) Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1". Reading symbols from shared object read from target memory...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded system supplied DSO at 0x4c1000 Core was generated by `hobbitd_client'. Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted. warning: svr4_current_sos: Can't read pathname for load map: Input/output error Reading symbols from /lib/libpcre.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libpcre.so.0 Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 #0 0x004c1402 in __kernel_vsyscall () (gdb) bt #0 0x004c1402 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0x00138ee9 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6 #2 0x0013a4f1 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6 #3 0x08062363 in ?? () #4 0x0806cee0 in pcre_free () #5 0x00000000 in ?? () (gdb) </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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client status/event in the future time
by jjj863＠gmail.com 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

A few days ago I set a client (CentOS 4.1) time to a future date for the 2007 DST verification. The client had two yellow alerts (one CPU and one PROC) dated 03/11/2007. Now I reset the time back to the real time. However, after an hour, the server still has those two alerts dated 03//11/2007 for CPU and PROC, as if the server believes the new (recovered) status report is from time older than the status report it has, so it declines. I will check the server log later. Meantime, anybody ran into this before?

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CPU Utilization -- HELP!!!
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

I really need some help on the CPU Utilization graphs. They just don't look correct. As an example, CPU Load on this box went to 120+, for an hour, but the CPU Utilization Graph for the same time period shows only 13% busy. James

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Core dump from hobbitd_rrd
by grsamy＠yahoo.com 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Getting about 10 core dumps per day : GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-1.132.EL4rh) Copyright 2004 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 "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/tls/libthread_db.so.1". Core was generated by `hobbitd_rrd --rrddir=/var/hobbit/data/rrd'. Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted. Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/librrd.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/librrd.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib64/libpcre.so.0...done. Loaded symbols for /lib64/libpcre.so.0 Reading symbols from /lib64/tls/libc.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib64/tls/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libfreetype.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libfreetype.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libpng12.so.0...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libpng12.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libz.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libz.so.1 Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libart_lgpl_2.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libart_lgpl_2.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib64/tls/libm.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib64/tls/libm.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 #0 0x00000035e8e2e21d in raise () from /lib64/tls/libc.so.6 (gdb) bt #0 0x00000035e8e2e21d in raise () from /lib64/tls/libc.so.6 #1 0x00000035e8e2fa1e in abort () from /lib64/tls/libc.so.6 #2 0x000000000040f1b3 in sigsegv_handler (signum=Variable "signum" is not available. ) at sig.c:57 #3 <signal handler called> #4 get_hobbitd_message (chnid=Variable "chnid" is not available. ) at hobbitd_worker.c:178 #5 0x000000000040263e in main (argc=-1789400926, argv=0x7fbfffe298) at hobbitd_rrd.c:99 -- Rama --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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host-ack bug?
by rower.master＠gmail.com 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hi all, When I try to acknowledge a item and check the host-ack checkbox , the ack do not propagate to the others tests. I'm using hobbit-4.2.0 Regards, Mario.

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disable until OK
by lars.ebeling＠leopg9.no-ip.org 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Dear All, when I poweroff a hobbitclient and disable all test for it until OK and then restart the server and the hobbitclient the cpu-test stays blue until OK. Ie the only problem is that the test is yellow since the server is recently rebooted. I understand the way it works, but still it is OK. It is a bit annoying to see this blue icon. -- 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] Feature Request - LINK tag?
by J.Rutten＠rad.umcn.nl 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

This can be done in the bb-hosts file, I use it to link to a system drawing per system: 10.1.1.1 host1.localdomain #NAME:"<a href=/systems/host1.html>HOST1</a>" Regards, Johan -----Original Message----- From: Stewart_Larsen at doh.state.fl.us [mailto:Stewart_Larsen at doh.state.fl.us] Sent: woensdag 7 maart 2007 20:57 To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] Feature Request - LINK tag? I'd like to have a tag that I can specify for a host that will make the hostname become a link to something. For example, 10.1.1.1 host1.localdomain # ntp LINK:http://10.1.1.1 When displayed in the browser, the host name would then become a link the web server running on that host. Or it could be a FTP://, mailto, or whatever protocols you wanted to put there. Click on the host name and off you go. I can do the coding, but I am unsure hereto look in the code. If someone can give me a little direction (or code this up faster than I), it would be greatly appreciated. I'd be happy to submit back a patch for this. Stew To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk KvK: 41055629

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Duplicate Alerting issue.
by Stewart_Larsen＠doh.state.fl.us 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

I have a bit of a problem with my alert config. Suppose I have two macros defined for host groups $databases=%(sdb.*) $unix=%(sdb.*|www.*) Then I create some records like... HOST=$databases MAIL managers at foo.com MAIL dba at foo.com HOST=$unix MAIL managers at foo.com MAIL unix at foo.com The problem is then, that the managers group will get two alerts when there is a problem with an sdb* box. This was not the behavior under BB. Is there a way to keep the duplicate alerts out? -- Stewart

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Pinging Question
by kev14380＠aol.com 08 Mar '07

08 Mar '07

Hello, I work for an organization that has about 100 firewalls deployed. We currently use hobbit to ping all the interfaces to see if they are up. Out of about 500 interfaces we are pinging there are about 10 that will show up as being down on the hobbit web pages but when you ping from the hobbit server manually you get a response that they are up. Any ideas as to why they would show up as down on the web pages but you get responses from manual pings. Is there somethign different about the pings used for the webpages? ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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