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Tracking file sizes
by michael.nemeth＠lmco.com 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

First: Sol9 sparc 4.2 with latest allinone patch in hobbit-client.cfg FILE /etc/ypfiles/passwd TRACK=passwd in client-local.cfg file:/etc/ypfiles/passwd size of file is 66758 But the graph show way out sizes!: cur:286723427454063.0 Search thought the archive I found someone with the same problem but they never got answer. Any Ideas whats wrong?

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Hobbit *ON* Tomcat...
by tim.grzechowski.osv＠fedex.com 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

.NOT monitoring Tomcat. Searched the archive and could find no relevant information. I am at a client site and they wish to run Hobbit *ON* Apache Tomcat. I have been trying all day. Every time we think one issue may be fixed there is another right behind it. Has anyone done this (Hobbit running on Tomcat)? What did it require you to do? Thanks. /tg

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"Hobbit" name legal stuff; slight name change will happen
by henrik＠hswn.dk 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi everyone, some lawyers behind the movie company that produced the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy have contacted me about using the name "Hobbit" for the Hobbit monitor project. Fortunately, it seems that these people are actually quite sensible. They just want to make sure that there is no risk of anyone assuming that the "Hobbit monitor" has anything to do with the books, movies, merchandise etc. that they produce. So they've suggested that beginning with the next release, "Hobbit monitor" is renamed to either "Hobbi monitor" (without the 't'), or "H.O.B.B.I.T. Monitor" . Or something else, but they want to know if I pick something else. The full correspondance can be seen at http://www.hobbitmon.com/hobbitdocs/legal/ My current preference is to use the "H.O.B.B.I.T." version; this is most like the current name, and it would also fit with all of the current URL's used for various Hobbit functions (e.g. the "hobbitmon.sf.net" project page). I'm going to write the lawyers and get a definite OK that I can use "hobbitmon" in URL's and such; I doubt that I can get Sourceforge to accept a project named "h.o.b.b.i.t." since that would probably cause havoc with the DNS entries ... But I'd like to hear if there are other suggestions or opinions. Regards, Henrik

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Why the next Hobbit release hasn't happened yet
by henrik＠hswn.dk 09 Aug '08

09 Aug '08

Note1: There's nothing Hobbit-technical in this mail, so feel free to just hit "delete" if that is why you're reading the list. Note2: A few people are receiving this directly; don't worry, I haven't auto-subscribed you to the Hobbit mailing list. It's just easier to write this only once. I've received a couple of concerned e-mails over the past few days, asking me if there was "something wrong" since I haven't done any work on the Hobbit snapshots. The answer to that question is "sort of", but nothing truly serious. I guess I am just experiencing a mild degree of burnout(1) regarding Hobbit programming. Several factors at my for-pay work (I work for CSC in Copenhagen) have probably contributed to this; there's been some downsizing and organizational upheavals, and I've had to step in and support one of my colleagues who was very close to collapsing with severe stress. Some people just cannot say "no"; I can, and so I had to do some "no-saying" on her befalf while helping her get the projects finished. On top of that, I've had some vision problems the past 4 months. Vision on my left is rather bad because of a severe case of floaters(2), which will probably require some eye surgery later this year. This is quite annoying when working with a computer monitor, since the text appears blurred. Another complication has been a legal issue. I've had some e-mail exchanges with the people representing J.R.R.Tolkien / Lord of the Rings; however, this has been resolved in an acceptable manner. More on that in my next mail. Also, I have chosen to focus some of my time on taking care of myself - in the beginning of this year I decided that I was getting a bit fat and started going to a gym. I've never done fitnes or sports of any kind (being the true geek that I really am :-)), and losing 30 lbs does take some time and effort away from other activities. Contrary to what some people claim, I do NOT feel more energetic after a two-hour workout; I feel sleepy. However, that project is proceeding as planned and by the end of the year I should be in much better shape than I was at the beginning of 2008. So what do I do now? I feel that I've gotten some energy back and can start looking at coding some again. I need to wrap up the current code so it is in a reasonable state for all of you to start testing. I'm on my summer holidays for most of August, and the weather forecast for next week looks like there will be plenty of time to stay indoors. So I promise to produce an alpha release within two weeks. Then we can start playing with it and see how buggy it is. It would obviously be good to have more people involved in the programming. One roadblock for this has been that the source code has not been available in a public repository. That is about to change; I am working on setting up a Subversion repository for the Hobbit code on SourceForge. I am currently testing a dump/import of the RCS modules into Subversion, and if that looks to be OK I'll upload it to Sourceforge tomorrow. So by Monday, this should be available to anyone who wants to hack Hobbit. Documentation on how you use SVN (Subversion) on Sourceforge is available at SF(3). One thing that has made me very happy is that the support available on the mailing list apparently works quite well even when I am not around. It is a great relief for me to see how helpful this community is; you really are an important part of this project. Regards, Henrik 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnout_(psychology) 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floaters 3) http://alexandria.wiki.sourceforge.net/Subversion+-+Version+Control+for+Sou…

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bb query "host.status" not working
by omar＠basis.is 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi. It's possible I've stumbled uppon a bug. I'm using a snapshot version, two or three days old. Upgraded from 4.2.0. My problem is that I get no response from running 'bb 127.0.0.1 "query host.conn"'. This was working before and is working on other older instances I'm running elsewhere. Following is what I've done to debug so far, do you have any suggestions? Maybe I'm doing something wrong here? This is the version I'm currently using: pmonitor02 bin # ./bb --help Hobbit version 4.3.0-0.20080403 This is what I get from the command with debuging: pmonitor02 ~ # bb 127.0.0.1 --debug "query huginn.conn" 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Transport setup is: 2008-07-10 11:48:50 bbdportnumber = 1984 2008-07-10 11:48:50 bbdispproxyhost = NONE 2008-07-10 11:48:50 bbdispproxyport = 0 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Recipient listed as '127.0.0.1' 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Hobbit protocol on port 1984 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Will connect to address 127.0.0.1 port 1984 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Connect status is 0 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Closing connection Here is the log for hobbitd running in debug mode at the same time. Notice the "query hug" line: 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> do_message/1 (169 bytes): status+6 sapp04,skyrr,median,local.id green fim júl 10 11:48:50 GMT 2008 idd test 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> update_statistics 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- update_statistics 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> get_hts 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- get_hts 2008-07-10 11:48:50 ->handle_status 2008-07-10 11:48:50 posting to stachg channel: host=sapp04.skyrr.median.local, test=id 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> posttochannel 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Posting message 5 to 1 readers 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- posttochannel 2008-07-10 11:48:50 posting to status channel 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> posttochannel 2008-07-10 11:48:50 Posting message 5 to 1 readers 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- posttochannel 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <-handle_status 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- do_message/1 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> do_message/1 (9 bytes): query hug 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> update_statistics 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- update_statistics 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> get_hts 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> log_ghost 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- log_ghost 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- get_hts 2008-07-10 11:48:50 -> oksender 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- oksender(1-a) 2008-07-10 11:48:50 <- do_message/1 Hobbitdboard successfully returns info for the host: pmonitor02 ~ # bb 127.0.0.1 "hobbitdboard" | grep huginn.conn huginn|conn|green|OrdAstLe|1213505936|1215688713|1215690513|0|0|10.26.2.16|-1|green  Thu Jul 10 11:18:08 2008 conn ok Cheers, Omar -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIdfz9O5lNk+Yy9cgRAtgSAJ9a17KnGiQuIY4ExUUvYYZtptw7jACfZoP9 9DoLP7dBpJzDNmeDjg5aNBs= =asXk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Hobbit Database
by htaute＠media24.com 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Hi We want to reinstall Hobbit on a new server but would like to keep the existing database as we have a long period of information that we would like to keep(backup) and extend on to. Were are the database/information stored on the current server and can we migrate it to a new server. Is there also a way to backup the data periodicly? Thanks Henri Taute Media24 Content Production Tel: +27 21 4062495 Fax: +27 21 4063143 Cell: +28 82 8276124 E-mail: htaute at media24.co.za ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and its contents are subject to an email legal notice that can be viewed at: http://www.naspers.com/email/disclaimer.html. Should you be unable to access the link provided, please email us for a copy at Helpdesk at Media24.com. Hierdie e-pos en sy inhoud is onderhewig aan 'n regskennisgewing oor elektroniese pos wat gelees kan word by http://www.naspers.com/epos/vrywaring.html. 'n Afskrif kan aangevra word by Helpdesk at Media24.com. ____________________________________________________________________________

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http://www.sysadminday.com/
by lars.ebeling＠leopg9.no-ip.org 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Today is the 9:th sysadmin appreciation day http://www.sysadminday.com/ -- Regards Lars Ebeling http://leopg9.no-ip.org Hobbithobbyist "I am not young enough to know everything." -- Oscar Wilde

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bb-nfs-client.sh (script in ext)
by tleavitt＠unameits.com 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

I'm trying to get this running, so that I can monitor the NFS status of various hosts, and I'm getting the same error that everyone else (except T.J. Yang on Solaris) seems to be getting... all the servers are reported as being down. I'm also not seeing the "nfs" column appear in the Hobbit home page, and when I click "history" by going directly to the NFS page (which indicates that the script is at least executing, although it produces no log file output), I get "Cannot open history file" as well. But, primarily, I'd just like to get this to work properly, first. I can probably stumble through the process of debugging the script, but if anyone else can clue me in, I'd appreciate it. Client is running CentOS 4.6, patched and up to date. This is my clientlaunch.cfg entry: [bb-nfs] ENVFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/etc/hobbitclient.cfg CMD $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/ext/bb-nfs-client.sh LOGFILE $HOBBITCLIENTHOME/logs/bb-nfs-client.log INTERVAL 5m I've created a blank "bb-def.sh" and put it in the "etc" directory. Thanks in advance. Thomas

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Joern Klinckmann/PLZ/CSC is out of the office.
by jklinckmann＠csc.com 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

I will be out of the office starting 01.08.2008 and will not return until 04.08.2008. For Motorola account specific issues, please contact Simon Ball (sball7 at csc.com) For Motorola account UNIX escallations, call my mobil. For Berlin related problems, please get in touch with Ronald Pawlik. In very urgent cases, please call my mobil. Many thanks.

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[hobbit] "Hobbit" name legal stuff; slight name change will h appen
by Mark.Deiss＠acs-inc.com 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Well, with everything that already has gotten leveraged under monitoring (stock ticker, weather, California electrical power grid, etc); I expect someone is using Hobbit to monitor books, movies, and merchandise. Which may cause the movie lawyers to freak. I am assuming that the lawyers would not be extending the naming issue to the current way that the software is constructed. If it may extend to this level, I think the H.O.B.B.I.T alternate naming convention would cause some indigestion in the future when a Windows implementation (client and/or server)is fielded. It may be worthwhile to have a new name convention that is carried over into the convention used in the software itself. I always kind of like the Big Brother name with the follow on Perl implementation of Big Sister. How about a name to ensure a reaction from everyone: Big Mother-In-Law (just kidding Mothers'-In-Law). As for the comment in your other missive about your circumstances and the mail group: it's depressing how the Big Brother project has withered away. Mr. Croteau and Mr. MacGuire disappearing somewhere into the Quest commercial maw. The BB support lists falling into disuse and Quest pulling the plug on the archive list. -----Original Message----- From: Henrik Stoerner [mailto:henrik at hswn.dk] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:30 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] "Hobbit" name legal stuff; slight name change will happen Hi everyone, some lawyers behind the movie company that produced the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy have contacted me about using the name "Hobbit" for the Hobbit monitor project. Fortunately, it seems that these people are actually quite sensible. They just want to make sure that there is no risk of anyone assuming that the "Hobbit monitor" has anything to do with the books, movies, merchandise etc. that they produce. So they've suggested that beginning with the next release, "Hobbit monitor" is renamed to either "Hobbi monitor" (without the 't'), or "H.O.B.B.I.T. Monitor" . Or something else, but they want to know if I pick something else. The full correspondance can be seen at http://www.hobbitmon.com/hobbitdocs/legal/ My current preference is to use the "H.O.B.B.I.T." version; this is most like the current name, and it would also fit with all of the current URL's used for various Hobbit functions (e.g. the "hobbitmon.sf.net" project page). I'm going to write the lawyers and get a definite OK that I can use "hobbitmon" in URL's and such; I doubt that I can get Sourceforge to accept a project named "h.o.b.b.i.t." since that would probably cause havoc with the DNS entries ... But I'd like to hear if there are other suggestions or opinions. Regards, Henrik To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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