May 2009 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

[hobbit] RE: Troubleshooting Alerts -- Having Problems
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

The problem with no SMS notification was a slow email server. So, SMS works fine. However, the message is way to short. For example, if it is alerting on a disk threshold, then all I get on the SMS is the server name, and the test name that is failing. I don't actually get the partition (filesystem) that exceeded the threshold. If I use PLAIN or just leave it at default, I get to much information and it overruns the poor little cell phone. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks...james -----Original Message----- From: James Wade [mailto:jkwade at futurefrontiers.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:16 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: RE: [hobbit] RE: Troubleshooting Alerts -- Having Problems So, I tried this in hobbit-alerts.cfg MAIL os-primary-pager FORMAT=sms REPEAT=15 COLOR=RED DURATION>5m DURATION<35 RECOVERED The notifications log said it was sent to the phone. (os-primary-pager is in the mail aliases file) However, the phone never received the messages. Prior to putting in the FORMAT=sms, it sent pages fine. Thanks...James

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FW: help
by NMaharaj＠tcta.co.za 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

From: Nikesh Maharaj Sent: 28 May 2009 06:32 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: help Hi guys , Just installed xymon with the defaults. Put in a link in /var/www/html which reads ln -s /home/xymon/server/www xymon Started the service and the main page comes up. When i click on teh link eg bbd, conn etc i get webpage not found . I know that there is a simple explanation for this. Can someone help as i have been trying for 2 hours now. Thanks -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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no data on xymon server for zonestat
by kkelly＠lifetouch.com 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

I am having trouble getting the zonestat.sh script to update the xymon server. I know I have posted this before, but have gotten limited response. Help would be greatly appreciated. Here is what I have done: Hobbitserver.cfg # status view of a test should include a graph. TEST2RRD="cpu=la,disk,inode,qtree,memory,$PINGCOLUMN=tcp,http=tcp,dns=tc p,dig=tcp,time=ntpstat,vmstat,iostat,netstat,temperature,apa che,bind,sendmail,mailq,nmailq=mailq,socks,bea,iishealth,citrix,bbgen,bb test,bbproxy,hobbitd,files,procs=processes,ports,clock,lines ,zonestat" # This defines which RRD files to include on the "trends" column webpage, # and the order in which they appear. GRAPHS="la,disk,inode,qtree,files,processes,memory,users,vmstat,iostat,t cp.http,tcp,ncv,netstat,ifstat,mrtg::1,ports,temperature,ntp stat,apache,bind,sendmail,mailq,socks,bea,iishealth,citrix,bbgen,bbtest, bbproxy,hobbitd,ifstat,clock,lines,zonestat" Hobbitlaunch.cfg [rrddata] ENVFILE /apps/xymon/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg NEEDS hobbitd CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=data \ --log=$BBSERVERLOGS/rrd-data.log hobbitd_rrd \ --extra-tests=zonestat \ --extra-script=/apps/xymon/server/ext/rrd_data.pl \ --rrddir=$BBVAR/rrd Have added to hobbitgraph.cfg the need stuff and also put rrd_data.pl into the ext directory. Looks like on the client everything is running just fine, I get a hobbit_zonestat file create the tmp with information in it. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________

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Working
by NMaharaj＠tcta.co.za 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi guys, I got the xymon working now .. (not bad for a linux newbie) and the help from you guys . How can i remove the "msgs" column from the global settings please ? -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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custom script - monitoring
by lka0871＠rogers.com 31 May '09

31 May '09

Hi All, Could someone please discribe the correct way to add a custom script and be able to see this on the monitoring pages........please! I am getting bald trying to get this to apear..:-) -- Lennart Andersen St Thomas, Ontario http://gdane.dlinkddns.com lka0871 at rogers dot com ---------------------------- - Nice computers don't go down. Larry Niven, Steven Barnes, The Barsoom Project

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External Scripts and Parameters
by frank.doeschner＠uni-due.de 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hi, i setup some external scripts/tests on our xymon-Server (radius an smb). for the radius check i have to take different parameters for the check (radius-secret and portnumber). Is ist possible to pass these paramaters from the bb-hosts file to the external script? like this: <ip> <hostname> # radius secret=xyz port=123 and how can i access this parameters in my script? Frank

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Mac client? (current one: searched on google) dependencies are missing
by wottley＠cmicanada.com 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hi all, I¹m looking for a mac client for Hobbit / bb. I searched google, and I see there is a mac client by ³Japheth Cleaver² Which you can download here: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cleaver/software/ BUT, this client needs extra software. This software: Unix Date and NetEvents, points to locations that don¹t exist anymore. Can anyone point to these utilities that I can download them, or point me to another mac client?? Thank you William -- This message has been scanned for dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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xymon mna pages uNble to see.says no mannnual entry for this system.wt to do to avoid
by pankaj.dorlikar＠gmail.com 28 May '09

28 May '09

-- Pankaj V. Dorlikar

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FW: [hobbit] FW: help
by NMaharaj＠tcta.co.za 28 May '09

28 May '09

The following is from my hobbitserver.cfg file. From: Nikesh Maharaj [mailto:NMaharaj at tcta.co.za] Sent: 28 May 2009 06:45 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] FW: help From: Nikesh Maharaj Sent: 28 May 2009 06:32 PM To: 'hobbit at hswn.dk' Subject: help Hi guys , Just installed xymon with the defaults. Put in a link in /var/www/html which reads ln -s /home/xymon/server/www xymon Started the service and the main page comes up. When i click on teh link eg bbd, conn etc i get webpage not found . I know that there is a simple explanation for this. Can someone help as i have been trying for 2 hours now. Thanks -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[hobbit] xymon-4.3.0-beta2 Compile Errors
by jkwade＠futurefrontiers.com 28 May '09

28 May '09

Thanks, but I still can't compile the server version. I guess I'll just continue using my current Hobbit Version and wait and see if a stable release of xymon comes out that will compile on Solaris 9. I'm not really a code developer, but I would recommend that someone who's developing the next release of Hobbit/xymon get Solaris 9, download the freeware packages, and insure the compile works without having to edit other library files (ie... having to edit /usr/include/sys/signal.h.), and without all the numerous errors. fyi... I've downloaded a compiled a multitude of other products and normally it goes fairly smooth. The last time I compiled Hobbit on Solaris (Version 4.2), it was a fairly smooth process. I just had to make sure that I had all the Libraries, for example, ldap or rrd, but this version seems to have several compile problems. If xymon is going to continue being a useful open source platform for monitoring, it needs to run on other Operating Systems and for our organization Solaris is a key system. If the development team doesn't have access to Solaris 9, I am more than happy to re-try compiles and feed the outputs and failures of the compile to the team. Let me know if this is an option. Thanks again...James -----Original Message----- From: Dominique Frise [mailto:dominique.frise at unil.ch] Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:31 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] xymon-4.3.0-beta2 Compile Errors James Wade wrote: > The CSW packages are the same ones from Solaris Freeware, > just in a common directory we use here. > > I would not know where that variable would be in other files. > Is there a code fix for this on Solaris platforms? > > Thanks...James > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dominique Frise [mailto:dominique.frise at unil.ch] > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:35 PM > To: hobbit at hswn.dk > Subject: Re: [hobbit] xymon-4.3.0-beta2 Compile Errors > > James Wade wrote: >>> Try commenting the definition of "S_NONE" in /usr/include/sys/signal.h > and >>> recompile. >>> You may get an other error while compiling setup-newfiles.c; see > > >> http://www.hswn.dk/hobbiton/2009/05/msg00028.html >>> for a fix. >> Tired it, but I get the same error. >> >> James >> >> >> gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -DSunOS -I. >> -I/home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -I/usr/local/include > -I. >> -I../include -I/usr/local/include -c -o matching.o matching.c >> gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -DSunOS -I. >> -I/home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -I/usr/local/include > -I. >> -I../include -c -o md5.o md5.c >> gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -DSunOS -I. >> -I/home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -I/usr/local/include > -I. >> -I../include -c -o memory.o memory.c >> gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -DSunOS -I. >> -I/home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -I/usr/local/include > -I. >> -I../include -c -o misc.o misc.c >> In file included from >> /home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include/libbbgen.h:42, >> from misc.c:34: >> /home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include/../lib/eventlog.h:38: >> error: syntax error before numeric constant >> make[1]: *** [misc.o] Error 1 >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hobbit/src/hobbit/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/lib' >> make: *** [lib-build] Error 2 >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to >> hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk >> >> > This solution worked for us when compiling on a Solaris 9 box with only > a few Solaris freeware packages installed. (we do not use CSW packages). > The problem is Xymon tries to define S_NONE as an enum in enventlog.h, > but this constant is already defined in /usr/include/sys/signal.h. > Maybe S_NONE is defined somewhere else in your environement? > > Dominique > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to > hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk > > Looking again at your all log, there are other weird error messages (ld not found) and configure settings. We have: Solaris 9 4/04 (fully recommended/security patched) GNU Make 3.80 gcc version 3.3.2 After commenting out "S_NONE" define in /usr/include/sys/signal.h, here below the steps we used for building a client. [super at uldns1 xymon-4.3.0-beta2]# MAKE=gmake ./configure.client Configuration script for Xymon client ... Configuration complete - now run gmake -s (GNU make) to build the tools [super at uldns1 xymon-4.3.0-beta2]# gmake MAKE="gmake" CC="gcc" CFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSunOS -I. -I`pwd`/include -DCLIENTONLY=1" LDFLAGS="" `pwd`/build/genconfig.sh Checking for socklen_t Checking for snprintf Checking for vsnprintf Checking for rpc/rpcent.h Checking for sys/select.h Checking for u_int32_t typedef Checking for PATH_MAX definition Checking for SHUT_RD/WR/RDWR definitions Checking for strtoll() config.h created ... gcc -o setup-newfiles -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSunOS -I. -I/soft/pub/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -DCLIENTONLY=1 -Wl,-R setup-newfiles.c ../lib/hobbitclient.a -lresolv -lsocket -lnsl Undefined first referenced symbol in file main /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.3.2/crt1.o ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to setup-newfiles collect2: ld returned 1 exit status gmake[1]: *** [setup-newfiles] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/soft/pub/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/build' gmake: *** [build-build] Error 2 [super at uldns1 xymon-4.3.0-beta2]# cd build [super at uldns1 build]# gcc -o setup-newfiles -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSunOS -I. -I/soft/pub/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/include -DCLIENTONLY=1 setup-newfiles.c ../lib/hobbitclient.a -lresolv -lsocket -lnsl [super at uldns1 build]# cd .. [super at uldns1 xymon-4.3.0-beta2]# gmake CC="gcc" CFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -D_REENTRANT -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DSunOS -I. -I`pwd`/include -DCLIENTONLY=1" LDFLAGS="" OSDEF="-DSunOS" RPATHOPT="-Wl,-R" PCREINCDIR="" SSLFLAGS="" SSLINCDIR="" SSLLIBS="" NETLIBS="-lresolv -lsocket -lnsl" LIBRTDEF="" BBTOPDIR="/soft/pub/BB/hobbit" BBLOGDIR="" BBHOSTNAME="" BBHOSTIP="130.223.27.23" BBHOSTOS="" LOCALCLIENT="no" gmake -C lib client ... ../build/bb-commands.sh >>hobbitclient.cfg cat clientlaunch.cfg.DIST | sed -e 's!@CLIENTFLAGS@!!g' >clientlaunch.cfg gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/soft/pub/xymon-4.3.0-beta2/client' Build complete. Now run 'gmake install' as root Hope this helps. Dominique To unsubscribe from the hobbit list, send an e-mail to hobbit-unsubscribe at hswn.dk

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