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getting alert to call scripts
by dninja＠gmail.com 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hi I've setup an alert to call a script but I must have something wrong as the scripts are never getting called. The alert is: HOST=devsite SERVICE=http MAIL dninja at gmail.com DURATION>5 SCRIPT /usr/local/bin/sendsms 1234567890 FORMAT=SMS SCRIPT /usr/local/bin/sendemail 1234567890 FORMAT=TEXT SCRIPT /usr/local/bin/sendscript 1234567890 FORMAT=SCRIPT And to test it: /usr/lib/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitd_alert --test devsite http 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 send_alert devsite:http state Paging 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Matching host:service:page 'devsite:http:' against rule line 29 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 *** Match with 'HOST=devsite SERVICE=http' *** 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Matching host:service:page 'devsite:http:' against rule line 30 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Failed 'MAIL dninja at gmail.com DURATION>5' (min. duration 0<300) 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Matching host:service:page 'devsite:http:' against rule line 29 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 *** Match with 'HOST=devsite SERVICE=http' *** 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Script alert with command '/usr/local/bin/sendsms' and recipient 1234567890 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Matching host:service:page 'devsite:http:' against rule line 29 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 *** Match with 'HOST=devsite SERVICE=http' *** 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Script alert with command '/usr/local/bin/sendemail' and recipient 1234567890 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Matching host:service:page 'devsite:http:' against rule line 29 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 *** Match with 'HOST=devsite SERVICE=http' *** 00026523 2007-08-16 20:14:41 Script alert with command '/usr/local/bin/sendscript' and recipient 1234567890 All the scripts are in place ls -l /usr/local/bin/send* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 101 2007-08-16 19:19 /usr/local/bin/sendemail -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2007-08-16 19:18 /usr/local/bin/sendscript -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 100 2007-08-16 19:19 /usr/local/bin/sendsms yet when I stop the webserver and cause the status to go red none of the scripts get called. The scripts currently just write to a file the fact they have been called and their parameters so that I can see what I have to play with: cat /usr/local/bin/sendscript #!/usr/bin/php <? $h = fopen ("/tmp/script", "a"); fwrite ($h, print_r ($argv, true)); fclose ($h); ?> I've got something wrong, what is it? Thanks Robin

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rrd "illegal attempt to update using time" error
by dninja＠gmail.com 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hi While trying to solve my other problem I came across this in the rrd-status.log file: 2007-08-16 20:34:40 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.http.xxxxxxx.dev,.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 118729288 0 when last update time is 1187292880 (minimum one second step) 2007-08-16 20:39:41 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.conn.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 1187293181 when last u pdate time is 1187293181 (minimum one second step) 2007-08-16 20:39:41 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.http.xxxxxxx.dev,.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 118729318 1 when last update time is 1187293181 (minimum one second step) 2007-08-16 20:39:41 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.http.xxxxxxx.dev,.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 118729318 1 when last update time is 1187293181 (minimum one second step) 2007-08-16 20:44:42 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.conn.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 1187293482 when last u pdate time is 1187293482 (minimum one second step) 2007-08-16 20:44:42 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.http.xxxxxxx.dev,.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 118729348 2 when last update time is 1187293482 (minimum one second step) 2007-08-16 20:44:42 RRD error updating /usr/lib/hobbit/data/rrd/devsite/tcp.http.xxxxxxx.dev,.rrd from 127.0.0.1: illegal attempt to update using time 118729348 2 when last update time is 1187293482 (minimum one second step) I assume that whatever is calling rrd is running too quickly and so calling it in the same tick rather than waiting one before doing it. Can this be fixed? Robin

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BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 22130, 2 clients
by tnewton＠nyroc.rr.com 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

Hi, I've been getting a lot of these error messages in the hobbitd.log file lately. BOARDBUSY locked at 1, GETNCNT is 0, GETPID is 22130, 2 clients Then I need to do a restart to get updates in. My version is 4.2.0 Is there any information on this error? Tim Newton

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cgi-bin
by stonepound＠gmail.com 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

Hello Everyone, I have had the hardest time getting cgi-bin to work right with the hobbit. When I create a directory to store machines in, it never picks up the cgi-bin. I get messages like: File does not exist: /home/hobbit/server/www/hp/cgi-bin Any ideas? Anyone have this working? On 8/10/07, Gregory Wege <gwege at infomanage.net> wrote: > > > > Hey Guys, > > > > Thanks for answering my previous inquiry so promptly. I have a few more > questions: > > > > Is it possible to disable and acknowledge alerts via email, how? > Can I configure a maximum time limit a alert can be acknowledged for? > > Can I restrict what hosts can be disabled on the enable/disable page? > > Can the SMS alert format be reconfigured to display more or less > information? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Regards, > > Greg

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problems configuring client?
by andreas.kuntzagk＠mdc-berlin.de 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

Hi, I'm quite new to Hobbit and to this list. I managed to install hobbit on a server and also on a few clients. So far, so good. But now I have problems with just one client: It's data doesn't appear on the webpage. All other clients work well. To study the problem I did a tcpdump on the client and there was data send to the server. All machines run RHEL 4. The hobbitclient.cfg is identical on all machines. Only differences in configuration is that the failing client is also monitored for imaps and some rpc. The status of these is displayed. Any idea what could cause this problem? Where could I search for more information? Second question: I want to monitor if a usb drive is mounted. How best to do that? Is there a test/ an extension for this? Ciao, Andreas

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Few more questions
by gwege＠infomanage.net 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

Hey Guys, Thanks for answering my previous inquiry so promptly. I have a few more questions: Is it possible to disable and acknowledge alerts via email, how? Can I configure a maximum time limit a alert can be acknowledged for? Can I restrict what hosts can be disabled on the enable/disable page? Can the SMS alert format be reconfigured to display more or less information? Thanks! Regards, Greg

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Need help about devmon and solaris 10 snmp agent
by tj_yang＠hotmail.com 12 Aug '07

12 Aug '07

I am trying to test out devmon in my environment. I can't get access to a cisco siwtch except Unix machines. So I am using a solaris 10 as example snmp machine. But looks like I have templates/device/spec or solaris10:/etc/snmp/conf files misconfigured. So I got mismatched error message. See R1 for detail error message. R1: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Other_Docs/HOWTO… T.J. Yang _________________________________________________________________ Learn.Laugh.Share. Reallivemoms is right place! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

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inactive user accounts
by rlapuz＠fcpp.fujitsu.com 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Hi everyone! Does Hobbit supports monitoring of behavior of user/email accounts like if the account has been inactive for 30 days? If not, can someone give me any idea on how to do it? Thanks in advance Regards Ryan

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Highlights of the 4.3.0 version
by henrik＠hswn.dk 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

In another thread, someone asked about what new features are planned for version 4.3.0. I've summarized them below; they have all been implemented by now. Some of them have been contributed by others over the past year - I'm pleased to have finally gotten their patches merged. There are some open bug-reports, and the plan now is to try and get those fixed. Once that is done I'll ask you all to start testing the beta-versions, and then a new release is hopefully available soon. This doesn't mean that I won't consider adding new stuff before the 4.3.0 release, but right now the plan is to get 4.3.0 shipped with the current set of features. But if I've missed someone's favourite patch or feature request, do let me know. Major new features ------------------ * PAGE setting for alert- and client-configuration handles hosts on multiple pages, so any pagename can be used. * Flap detection of statuses that change color rapidly. The status is kept at the most critical level until it stops flapping. * Holiday support for alerts, including variable holidays (Easter etc) * Split NCV support - graph data from NCV can be split into multiple RRD databases allowing for varying number of datasets. * RRD database parameters are now configurable (i.e. number of datapoints stored, whether to store min/max values etc). Note that this only applies to newly created RRD files, not existing ones. * Distributed worker modules allow sharing the load across multiple Hobbit servers * RRD updates are now cached for up to 30 minutes before being written to disk. This makes the I/O load on large installations much lighter. * Detection of statuses that are reported by multiple hosts * Client backend-support for the z/OS and z/VSE clients by Rich Smirna Display things -------------- * Graph zooming now limits the lower/upper bounds of a graph (requires rrdtool 1.2.x) * The trends page default data-period can be configured to something other than the default 48-hour view, and the user can select a different period on-the-fly. * Hosts can be sorted automatically on the overview webpage with a "group-sorted" group definition. * NOCOLUMNS setting in bb-hosts let you suppress certain columns on a per-host basis * Host-comments are displayed as tool-tips, to save screen space. Checks and graphs ----------------- * Network tests can use a specific source IP instead of the default * The validity-period of network tests is configurable, instead of being fixed at the default 30-minute setting * Client file checks can check for a symlink * "trends" report for RRD handling allows generating custom-made RRD files * Hobbit host- and status-counts are tracked in an RRD file Miscellaneous ------------- * NCV reports can handle color-icons before the name:value data * hobbitlaunch tasks can be configured to run on certain hosts only * Time-warp detection and warning * Local unix-socket interface to Hobbit daemon * hobbitd_capture can collect several statuses and hand off such a batch to an external command * Support for SHA-224/256/384/512 digests Regards, Henrik

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[hobbit] Sending Hobbit alerts to numeric pager
by Robert-Manocchia＠IDEXX.com 10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07

Thanks I created a script to grab the info I wanted to send and it worked fine. I'm now just tweaking it to get meaningful info with the page. Thanks. Robert Manocchia UNIX System Administrator IDEXX Laboratories 207 556-6860 EMail Robert-Manocchia at idexx.com -----Original Message----- From: s_aiello at comcast.net [mailto:s_aiello at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 8:48 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] Sending Hobbit alerts to numeric pager I would suggest the following: MAIL <areacode><number>@page.provider.com FORMAT=SMS from the hobbit-alerts.cfg man page: FORMAT=formatstring Format of the text message with the alert. Default is "TEXT" (suitable for e-mail alerts). "PLAIN" is the same as text, but without the URL link to the status webpage. "SMS" is a short message with no subject for SMS alerts. "SCRIPT" is a brief message template for scripts. You can also tweak your existing script, for Hobbit to use, If you want to customize the message output. ~Steve On Friday 10 August 2007 08:32, Manocchia, Robert wrote: > I need to alert via a numeric page when a red alert happens for certain > services (conn, disk etc...). The page number has the following format: > > > > <areacode><number>@page.provider.com > > > > We successfully send pages out via sendmail regularly via a script on > another server. > > > > How do I incorporate this method into Hobbit. Do I just use the MAIL > keyword in hobbit-alerts.cfg or is there something else I need to do. > > > > I've checked out all the documentation but cannot get a clue what to do. > > > > > > Robert Manocchia > > UNIX System Administrator > > IDEXX Laboratories > > 207 556-6860 > > EMail Robert-Manocchia at idexx.com To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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