September 2010 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

bug in ldaptest.c
by matthew.epp＠us.army.mil 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

So it appears that there's a bug in part of the ldap testing code. --- bbnet/ldaptest.c (lines 85-86) dbgprintf("Forcing port %d for ldaps with STARTTLS\n", LDAP_PORT ); ludp->lud_port = LDAP_PORT; --- Even if you're attempting an ldaps test with a specified port, the test is still only performing a 389 port test. I changed LDAP_PORT to LDAPS_PORT and recompiled, then tried an ldaps test again, however now it just doesn't appear to connect. --- 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Opening file /home/xymon/server/etc/bb-hosts 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Adding hostname 'x.x.x.x' to resolver queue 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Processing 1 DNS lookups with ARES 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Got DNS result for host x.x.x.x : 10.x.x.x 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Finished ARES queue after loop 2 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Concurrency evaluation: rlim_cur=1024, FD_SETSIZE=0, absmax=1024, initial=1014 2010-08-27 16:06:45 About to do 0 TCP tests running 256 in parallel, abs.max 1014 2010-08-27 16:06:45 TCP tests completed normally 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Forcing port 636 for ldaps with STARTTLS 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Initiating LDAP session for host x.x.x.x port 636 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Attempting to select LDAPv3 2010-08-27 16:06:45 Trying to enable TLS for session 2010-08-27 16:06:55 ldap_start_tls failed URL : ldaps://x.x.x.x/ou=people,dc=x,dc=x,dc=x?dn?sub?uid=healthcheck Time spent : 0.00 LDAP output: Can't contact LDAP server --- The server I'm running the test against is Sun Directory 6.2, so should this test work, or should I give up and just use an external script for my ldaps testing?

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Fwd: [xymon] Xymon : Display and columns issue
by akshar.bhosale＠gmail.com 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <jef.jagers at thomsonreuters.com> Date: Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 3:05 PM Subject: RE: [xymon] Xymon : Display and columns issue To: akshar.bhosale at gmail.com Perhaps a stupid suggestion; but try change the entries to 0.0.0.0 node49.mgmt.acc.in # ssh noconn 0.0.0.0 node50.mgmt.acc.in # ssh noconn 0.0.0.0 node51.mgmt.acc.in # ssh noconn 0.0.0.0 node52.mgmt.acc.in # ssh noconn 0.0.0.0 node53.mgmt.acc.in # ssh noconn 0.0.0.0 node54.mgmt.acc.in # ssh noconn Regards, *Jef Jagers* Systems Engineer Thomson CompuMark * * *Thomson Reuters* T +32 3 220 76 02 *From:* akshar bhosale [mailto:akshar.bhosale at gmail.com] *Sent:* dinsdag, september 28, 2010 20:36 *To:* xymon at xymon.com *Subject:* [xymon] Xymon : Display and columns issue Hi, we have xymon4.2.2 and rhel 5.2 os. we have a server and 120 clients. We have 3 sub clusters and above bb-host file. Now our problem is that we have restriction on subcolumns argument to BBGENOPTS as this is comon for all three subcluster pages..so if we want to add one extra test in one of the subcluster, we need to increase subcolumns aruments..e.g.all subclusters have 8 tests, so subcolumns=8, now if we want to configure one more test in subcluster2 only, how we should do that? because if we do subcolumns=9, all our display page will be disturbed as there are 8 tests for subcluster1 and 3 and 9 tests for subcluster2. So how to add or remove any service without disturbing the main display My hostfile is like: page rack001 Compute cluster title Compute Nodes subpage rack900 Row1-Rack6 conn group-only conn 172.29.1.49 node49.mgmt.acc.in # 172.29.1.50 node50.mgmt.acc.in # 172.29.1.51 node51.mgmt.acc.in # 172.29.1.52 node52.mgmt.acc.in # 172.29.1.53 node53.mgmt.acc.in # 172.29.1.54 node54.mgmt.acc.in # subpage rack901 cpu group-only cpu 0.0.0.0 node49.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node50.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node51.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node52.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node53.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node54.mgmt.acc.in # noconn subpage rack904 ssh group-only ssh 0.0.0.0 node49.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node50.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node51.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node52.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node53.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node54.mgmt.acc.in # noconn subpage rack904 ssh group-only ssh 0.0.0.0 node49.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node50.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node51.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node52.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node53.mgmt.acc.in # noconn 0.0.0.0 node54.mgmt.acc.in # noconn ....and so on ? Kindly help

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I need urgent help: Hobbit (linux) client startup failed
by bgmilne＠staff.telkomsa.net 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Please keep the xymon mailing list as a recipient. This is the last reply I will send you to an off-list question. On Thursday, 30 September 2010 08:32:46 Matic Madalina wrote: > Hello Buchan. > > Thank you for your response. > > I dot not know how to compile xymon for linux. Can you tell me please the > commands that I should use? As is conventional with most software supplied as source, a README document is supplied with the source, which documents the basics of how to compile the software (assuming you have the requirements - a C compiler etc. - installed). > I am only using the application; the guy who implemented this has left the > team last year. Did he not provide any documentation on how he deployed clients? Maybe he already had pre-compiled binaries? > I received the application configured with a Hobbit server working with 7 > unix clients. One of 7 unix clients was replaced with a linux one. > > I only copied the unix client sources to the new linux one, but I did not > change anything, only the address and host of the new linux server in the > bb-hosts on the Hobbit server side. > > I do not know even how to install xymon-client packages. I do not know how > to find the distribution I use. I do not know from where to take a proper > distribution for linux. Personally it sounds like you aren't in a position to support this linux server. This list is not intended to provide Unix training ... > Can you help me please with the commands, paths and steps: > - to find the distribution I use? You can try: cat /etc/*release > - to find a proper distribution for linux? > - to install xymon-client package? Will depend on the answer to the first question. If Mandriva, 'urpmi xymon- client && vi /etc/sysconfig/xymon-client && service xymon-client start', on Debian 'apt-get install xymon-client'. For CentOS or RHEL, you may want to use my repo: http://staff.telkomsa.net/packages/Xymon.repo If that doesn't help you, this page has some hints that may help: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/devmon/index.php?title=InstallRHELorC… Regards, Buchan

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Wants Status to change for MSGS (Log file) for Hobbit Client
by richardquinn72＠gmail.com 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Hello, I'm having a problem with getting a hobbit client to change status of 'MSGS' to Red if Hobbit finds the word "error" in /var/log/messages. A few things to note: - The Client *can* transmit data to the hobbit server for all other statuses(memory, procs, disk, etc..) without any problems - The ''hobbit'' account does have read access to /var/log/messages - The Client launches Hobbit with the ''-local'' option to allow use of localclients.cfg - I've frequently ran ''logger -p" to force the word ''error'' into /var/log/messages. - The hostname matches what's in bb-hosts and the config files on both client and server - Linux client and server *Here is what I have in /home/hobbit/client/etc/localclient.cfg on the Hobbit Client:* ============================================================ DEFAULT UP 1h LOAD 5.0 10.0 DISK * 90 95 MEMPHYS 100 101 MEMSWAP 50 80 MEMACT 90 97 LOG /var/log/messages error COLOR=red ##This does not work PROC "/opt/openfiler/sbin/opendev" 1 2 yellow ##This works fine ============================================================ *Here is what I have in /home/hobbit/server/etc/client-local.cfg on the Hobbit Server:* ============================================================ [linux] log:/var/log/messages:10240 ============================================================ *And here is what I have in /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbit-clients.cfg on the Hobbit Server:* ============================================================ UP 1h LOAD 5.0 10.0 DISK * 90 95 SWAP 20 40 MEMPHYS 100 101 MEMSWAP 50 80 MEMACT 90 97 LOG /var/log/messages error COLOR=red HOST=gsxxx.xxxxxi.com ============================================================ And yet I cannot get the status of MSGS to go to Red for the client when I put 'error' into /var/log/messages Thanks,

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rrdtool update now shows blank RRD graphs
by mmoldvan＠csc.com 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Not sure if this is a bug with RRD, or a change in the way RRD draws the trends graphs, but after the below YUM transaction (CentOS 5.5, Xymon 4.2.3-1), all of my graphs are now missing text (e.g. http://imgur.com/n8AGe.png) Can anyone venture a guess as to why? Bug in RRD or in Xymon? [root at system ~]# grep rrd /var/log/yum.log Jul 25 14:31:54 Updated: rrdtool-1.4.4-1.el5.rf.x86_64 Jul 25 14:31:54 Updated: perl-rrdtool-1.4.4-1.el5.rf.x86_64 Jul 25 14:31:54 Updated: rrdtool-devel-1.4.4-1.el5.rf.x86_64 Sep 29 14:55:12 Installed: lib64rrdtool2-1.2.18-1.rhel5.x86_64 Sep 29 14:55:13 Installed: librrdtool2-1.2.18-1.rhel5.i386 Sep 29 14:55:14 Installed: librrdtool2-devel-1.2.18-1.rhel5.i386 Sep 29 14:55:14 Installed: lib64rrdtool2-devel-1.2.18-1.rhel5.x86_64 Sep 29 14:55:14 Erased: rrdtool-devel [root at system ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 5.5 (Final) [root at system ~]# rpm -qa | grep xymo xymon-4.2.3-1.rhel5 xymon-client-4.2.3-1.rhel5 Thanks, Matt. Unix System Administrator Computer Science Corporation This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose.

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How to use the critical system.
by rmcgraw＠purdue.edu 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Running xymon 4.2.3 on a Sun Solaris 10 server. Have read the document on the "Critical systems editor" and tried to edit a host but I get nothing in the hobbit-nkview.cfg file. I have looked in the /var/log/xymon logs and I do not see any errors. I enter a host name and a test and the click search. At that time I get a window popup "No recored forthis host/service". I then click on "update record" but nothing happens and the "Last update by:" does not change. Not sure where to look for errors to try and find out what is going on. Can someone give me some tips on how to get this going? Thanks _____________________________________________________________________ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer System EMAIL: rmcgraw at purdue.edu Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067

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strange problem with RRD graphs
by alessandro.tinivelli＠monrif.net 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

hi, i have installed the lastest stable release of xymon (previously using hobbit) and added my old config files, then added some new host to be monitored and all ok for a few days. Suddenly today i've added a new host on bb-hosts, all was working fine except that all the graps reported values of "nan". Tried to remove, then delete with drop host command with no solution. Then i tried to monitor another host -my own pc, just ping test-, added to bb-hosts and got a bad suprise: same problem: graphs reporting "nan". The strange fact is that all other "old" host has good graphs still reading and showing correct data. Please help :) thanks in advance. Alessandro

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hobbitd_alert question
by rmcgraw＠purdue.edu 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Running xymon 4.2.3 Why am I getting the "Failed" line? What is the "include list"? Thanks Robert [180][root at gauss]:xymon/server/bin# ./bbcmd hobbitd_alert --test galileo proc 2010-09-28 14:21:38 Using default environment file /local/xymon/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg 2010-09-28 14:21:38 Host not found in bb-hosts - assuming it is on the top page 00013867 2010-09-28 14:21:38 send_alert galileo:proc state Paging 00013867 2010-09-28 14:21:38 Matching host:service:page 'galileo:proc:' against rule line 120 00013867 2010-09-28 14:21:38 Failed 'HOST=galileo.math.purdue.edu' (hostname not in include list) [181][root at gauss]:xymon/server/bin# ./bbcmd hobbitd_alert --dump-config 2010-09-28 14:22:34 Using default environment file /local/xymon/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg HOST=galileo.math.purdue.edu MAIL rmcgraw at math.purdue.edu FORMAT=TEXT REPEAT=60 SERVICE=conn,cpu,disk,procs,http _____________________________________________________________________ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer System EMAIL: rmcgraw at purdue.edu Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067

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I need urgent help: Hobbit (linux) client startup failed
by bgmilne＠staff.telkomsa.net 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

BTW, please stay on the list. On Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:49:17 Matic Madalina wrote: > Hello Buchan. > > Thank you for your fast response. > > 1)The output of 'file /home/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch' is: > hobbitlaunch: PA-RISC2.0 shared executable dynamically linked - > not stripped > 2) The output of 'uname -m' is: > x86_64 x86_64 cannot execute HPPA binaries ... > Yes, I have copied binaries from an unix client to linux client, and as you > suspected, maybe this is the reason why the client startup failed. > > I'm blocked now because I do not know what I should do for the linux > client. Compile xymon for linux, or install xymon-client packages (if available for the distribution you use). A number of distributions ship xymon, some third- party packages are availabel for others. If you provide more information on the distribution you are using, you may get better answers. > > I wanted to configure Hobbit server to work with 7 clients: 6 unix > > servers and 1 linux server. > > > > > > > > The configuration succeeded regarding unix clients. > > > > > > > > But, I got an error when I run ./runclient.sh on linux client: > > line 83: /home/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch : > > cannot execute binary file. > > > > Hobbit client startup failed > > > > > > Can you help me please with this issue? Can you tell me please the steps > > I have to follow in fixing this? > > Please supply: > > 1)Output of 'file /home/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch' > 2)Output of 'uname -m' > > I suspect you've copied binaries for one platform to an incompatible > platform. > > If this is not the case (from the above info), please describe how you > installed the client software on the client in question. Regards, Buchan

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I need urgent help: Hobbit (linux) client startup failed
by madalina.matic＠yahoo.com 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Hello. I wanted to configure Hobbit server to work with 7 clients: 6 unix servers and 1 linux server. The configuration succeeded regarding unix clients. But, I got an error when I run ./runclient.sh on linux client: line 83: /home/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitlaunch : cannot execute binary file. Hobbit client startup failed Can you help me please with this issue? Can you tell me please the steps I have to follow in fixing this? Thank you in advance. Regards, Madalina

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