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Paging error: Argument list too long
by tk＠westend.com 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

Hi, Hobbit is logging error messages like this for some port alarms: Could not launch paging script page.php: Argument list too long I guess that calling the script fails due to the size of the environment. These port tests produce around 0.7 to 1 MB netstat output. Is there a possibility to workaround this problem? E.g. by piping BBALPHAMSG into the script instead of passing it via environment? I've already tried to increase MAXMSG_PAGE to 3000 - however with no success. Ciao, Thomas -- Thomas Kähn NetCologne Network Engineering & Design Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH Im Süsterfeld 6 Telefon: 0241/701333-18 52072 Aachen Fax: 0241/911879 Handelsregister: HRB 25580, Amtsgericht Köln Geschäftsführer: Werner Hanf, Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Zankel

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Problem/Bug? in hobbitgraph.cgi with FNPATTERN and dynamic ds-name
by p.narbey＠mairie-bordeaux.fr 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

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monitoring httpd 24x7 (almost)
by Mike.Wood＠kci1.com 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

Hi All, I'd like to monitor "http://[hostname]:10003" 24x7, except for 10 minutes on Sunday morning. However: I can't use DOWNTIME in bb-hosts, because that puts the entire host out of service. I can't use hobbit-clients.cfg, because it doesn't support any tags that affect the HTTP column. As a work-around, I can use PROC in hobbit-clients.cfg, but that affects the PROCS column instead. Thoughts? Or am I failing my documentation reading skills somewhere? :-) Mike Wood UNIX System Administrator Kinetic Concepts Inc. 5751 NW Parkway San Antonio, TX, 78249 E-mail: mike.wood at kci1.com Office: (210) 255-6382 Mobile: (210) 825-5134 ***************************************************************************** "CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is confidential, is intended only for the individual or entity named above, and is likely to contain privileged, proprietary and confidential information that is exempt from disclosure requests under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, use of or reliance upon any of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. Any inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure shall not compromise or waive the confidentiality of this transmission or any applicable attorney-client privilege. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us at postmaster at kci1.com." Kinetic Concepts, Inc. ******************************************************************************

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[hobbit] Problem with a new installation
by taihiamaitere＠hotmail.com 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

hi somethink new in my installation can somebody tell me if they already have these, when i click on the square on the page i give me a error may be he can't find the other page:' Not FoundThe requested URL /hobbit-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh was not found on this server. Did someone have a idea ? Thank you... > Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:43:16 -0600 > From: asparks at doublesparks.net > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: Re: [hobbit] Problem with a new installation > > Not really, so good. Although if you choose to do this, it can > possibly be made to work. > You would not use the /hobbit/ URL portion if you do not use the Alias, > however. > I do not see from the text below exactly what files you see in the > folder listing. Is there an index.html? > Do you see the hobbitd proceses running in a 'ps axwwww' listing? > -Alan > > taihia MAITERE wrote: > > thank you for your reply but i use > > a documentroot : > > > > DocumentRoot /home/hobbit/server/www/ > > > > is it good ? or is it better to use a alias ? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:28:50 -0400 > > From: josh at imaginenetworksllc.com > > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > > Subject: Re: [hobbit] Problem with a new installation > > > > The Alias in Apache needs to be /hobbit/ pointed to > > /home/hobbit/server/www/ like this: > > > > Alias /hobbit/ '/home/shire/server/www/' > > > > Now browse to, for example, http://192.168.1.100*/hobbit/* > > > > The /hobbit/ is the most important part here! > > > > Josh Luthman > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > > --- Henry Spencer > > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 7:39 PM, taihia MAITERE > > <taihiamaitere at hotmail.com <mailto:taihiamaitere at hotmail.com>> wrote: > > > > hi everybody, after off couple of day of re-installing my debian > > and my hobbit, i can have my hobbit server works, and i don't know > > why, > > > > it doesn't give me any erro during the installation, :' > > > > Installation complete. > > > > You must configure your webserver for the Hobbit webpages and > > CGI-scripts. > > A sample Apache configuration is in > > /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbit-apache.conf > > If you have your Administration CGI scripts in a separate directory, > > then you must also setup the password-file with the htpasswd command. > > > > To start Hobbit, as the hobbit user run > > '/home/hobbit/server/bin/hobbit.sh start' > > > > ' > > then i go in the webbrowser and hereis is what i see a listing of > > all the folders in the /home/hobbit/server/ > > > > > > Please can somebody help me > > about what to check first to see if my installation or good. > > > > here is what he give me in the page.log > > > > 2008-07-28 23:59:06 Tried to down BOARDBUSY: Identifier removed > > 2008-07-28 23:59:06 Worker process died with exit code 0, terminating > > > > > > > > Please help thankyou. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Discutez gratuitement avec vos amis en vidéo ! Téléchargez > > Messenger, c'est gratuit ! <http://get.live.com/messenger/overview> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Téléchargez le nouveau Windows Live Messenger ! Téléchargez Messenger, > > c'est gratuit ! <http://get.live.com/messenger/overview> > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > _________________________________________________________________ Téléchargez le nouveau Windows Live Messenger ! http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

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Would like to tell me how to let Hobbit CGI program to display service history ?
by tangyongtangyong＠gmail.com 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Hello! Hobbit is a good tool software for monitoring servers, applications and networks, very much! This is no service history in our service! Would like to tell me how to let CGI program to display service history ? Thank You very much! Tang Yong 2008-07-29

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Hobbit /var/adm/messages
by tj_yang＠hotmail.com 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Please see the Howto entry about this subject here. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/System_Monitoring_with_Hobbit/Other_Docs/HOWTO T.J. Yang Subject: Hobbit /var/adm/messages Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:57:23 -0700 From: tleavitt at unameits.com To: tj_yang at hotmail.com TJ, Another subject, saw yourmessage here: http://www.hobbitmon.com/hobbiton/2008/05/msg00180.html What is the SUDO entry you have set up for the hobbit userto read /var/adm/messages and to run fping? I tried, and couldn’t get thatworking. I’m guessing that your entry will be similar to one under RedHat. Thanks,Thomas _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messen…

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bb-nfs-client.sh (script in ext)
by tleavitt＠unameits.com 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '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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http://www.sysadminday.com/
by lars.ebeling＠leopg9.no-ip.org 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '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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Problem with a new installation
by taihiamaitere＠hotmail.com 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

hi everybody, after off couple of day of re-installing my debian and my hobbit, i can have my hobbit server works, and i don't know why, it doesn't give me any erro during the installation, :' Installation complete. You must configure your webserver for the Hobbit webpages and CGI-scripts. A sample Apache configuration is in /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbit-apache.conf If you have your Administration CGI scripts in a separate directory, then you must also setup the password-file with the htpasswd command. To start Hobbit, as the hobbit user run '/home/hobbit/server/bin/hobbit.sh start' ' then i go in the webbrowser and hereis is what i see a listing of all the folders in the /home/hobbit/server/ Please can somebody help me about what to check first to see if my installation or good. here is what he give me in the page.log 2008-07-28 23:59:06 Tried to down BOARDBUSY: Identifier removed 2008-07-28 23:59:06 Worker process died with exit code 0, terminating Please help thankyou. _________________________________________________________________ Lancez des recherches en toute sécurité depuis n'importe quelle page Web. Téléchargez GRATUITEMENT Windows Live Toolbar aujourd'hui ! http://toolbar.live.com

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Access to The Shire
by gjohnson＠trantor.org 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Hey folks...especially you monitor contributors, If you'd like to have an account on The Shire to be able to update your monitor or add a new one, please email me offlist and I will set you up. I hope opening it up will encourage more contributions...particularly in the tutorials and support areas. =G=

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