June 2012 - Xymon - Xymon mailman web

smtp alert problem/bug
by F.Reenders＠utwente.nl 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

Hello, When I get an alert for the smtp test I get the WARNING message as a normal e-mail (text). The RECOVERD e-mail always is an attachment file with the .bin extention. On this list people suggested it was a mail server problem. MS Exchange did have this behavior in the past. Now I looked a bit closer to the mailx command xymon uses to send it. This is in the mailx man page: Mailx expects input text to be in Unix format, with lines sepa‐ rated by newline (^J, \n) characters only. Non-Unix text files that use carriage return (^M, \r) characters in addition will be treated as binary data; to send such files as text, strip these characters e. g. by tr -d '\015' <input | mailx . . . or fix the tools that generate them. It seem that the RECOVERD message coming from xymon contains a “\r” character. I think the output/e-mails in xymon should replace the “\r” with “\n” characters. Regards, Frederik Reenders, Systeembeheerder ICT-Servicecentrum Universiteit Twente, Postbus 217, 7500 AE Enschede Telefoon 053 489 6723 f.reenders at utwente.nl<mailto:l.m.visscher at utwente.nl>, http://www.utwente.nl/icts/

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Changing the HTML Title
by malcolm.hunter＠gmx.com 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Beatty Sent: 06/21/12 08:51 PM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] Changing the HTML Title What is the correct way to change the HTML Title of Xymon? This would be the description in the <title> tag that displays in the title bar of your browser. Is there a parm for this? You need to change the _header files in ~xymon/server/web. Malcolm -- BBWin Development - The Windows client for Big Brother and Xymon http://bbwin.sourceforge.net http://xymon.sourceforge.net

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Hand editing config files
by losburn＠thepinnaclegroup.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Please add another vote for "don't force a change into what's working so well". Bruce White's incisive analysis (deleted for brevity) includes what seems to me to be the most salient point: "adding a DB back end might reduce the flexibility to port Xymon to the next O/S or platform" Thanks for bothering to ask the users, and carry on with the good work.

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analysis.cfg config issues
by Phil.Crooker＠orix.com.au 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Is this a Windows client? If so, it may be using local settings. I had a similar problem and had to delete the defaults in the bbwin.cfg file. cheers, Phil On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Rolf Brusletto wrote: > I *thought* I'd used this type of setup in the past, but it doesn't seem > to be working in the current setup as follows: > > HOST=somehost > LOAD 4.0 6.0 TIME=W:0730:1630 > MEMACT 50 60 TIME=W:0730:1630 > LOAD 10.0 12.0 > MEMACT 80 90 > > DEFAULT > # These are the built-in defaults. > UP 20m > LOAD 1.0 2.0 > MEMACT 90 97 > > > Currently, I'm getting warning(yellow) alerts for what seems to be > anything over a load of 5, which in the documentation seems like the > default, when nothing is specified. Clearly the load is defined in the > default(which IS at the end of the analysis.cfg). We expect the load to be > lower than 4 during week work hours, and higher in the evening/night due to > a large amount of load processing. Is there something simple I'm missing > here, or is it simply the way the times are configured? > > > -- > Thanks! > > Rolf Brusletto > Senior Network And Systems Admin > Global Liquidity Partners, LLC > rolf at glptrading.com > 303-638-8013 mobile > > ______________________________**_________________ > Xymon mailing list > Xymon at xymon.com > http://lists.xymon.com/**mailman/listinfo/xymon >

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why do you use xymon?
by norbert.kriegenburg＠de.ibm.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Hi, I second all these points, and would like to add some more: I don't know any other solution where I'm able to rollout the client agent without root rights. We created a script to rollout and configure the base Xymon agent without any root access (only the user must be there), including a cronjob to check and start the client, inserting the ssh keys and so on. No /etc/init.d entry or so. 30 seconds job. Even our DMZ hosted clients work over a ssh tunnel and port forwarding via ssh port 22. No extra hole in firewall, no entry in /etc/services. And one more point: I would never trust a monitoring solution where I cannot see an only demo. Sometimes I can find some nice screenshots, but never this kind of live system view like xymon.com! such a great product with a great community Norbert

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Changing the HTML Title
by Michael.Beatty＠sherwin.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

What is the correct way to change the HTML Title of Xymon? This would be the description in the <title> tag that displays in the title bar of your browser. Is there a parm for this? -- Michael Beatty Sherwin-Williams IT Analyst/Developer michael.beatty at sherwin.com 216-515-7374

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xym-oracle.sh script
by Paul.Root＠CenturyLink.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Hi, I'm bringing up the xym-oracle script, version 1 from April 25, 2012. And it has one issue. Our dba have table spaces set to AUTOEXTEND, and so SYSTEM and SYSAUX were above 94%. Is there a way in the script to see if they are set in AUTOEXTEND. Thanks, Paul. Paul Root - Senior Engineer Managed Services Systems - CenturyLink This communication is the property of CenturyLink and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication and any attachments.

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Monitor Disk IO and paging on windows
by Neil.Simmonds＠express-gifts.co.uk 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Hi all, Before I start looking at potentially re-inventing the wheel, does anyone have a BBWin external script for monitoring Disk IO and paging on a Windows server that they would be willing to share? Regards, Neil Simmonds Operation Analyst (Operations Support Group) Express Gifts Limited Express House Clayton Business Park Accrington Lancashire BB5 5JY T: 01254 303092 | E: neil.simmonds at Express-Gifts.co.uk Name & Registered Office: EXPRESS GIFTS LIMITED, 2 GREGORY ST, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, SK14 4TH, Company No. 00718151. Express Gifts Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority -------------- NOTE: This email and any information contained within or attached in a separate file is confidential and intended solely for the Individual to whom it is addressed. The information or data included is solely for the purpose indicated or previously agreed. Any information or data included with this e-mail remains the property of Findel PLC and the recipient will refrain from utilising the information for any purpose other than that indicated and upon request will destroy the information and remove it from their records. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Findel PLC. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. No warranties or assurances are made in relation to the safety and content of this e-mail and any attachments. No liability is accepted for any consequences arising from it. Findel Plc reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its internal and external networks. If you have received this email in error please notify our IT helpdesk on +44(0) 1254 303030

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[Spam:] Re: WG: WG: clientlaunch.cfg: CRONDATE problem / error?
by christian.becker＠rhein-zeitung.net 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Hello, Thank you - that was my fault - your tip did the trick for me. Now I have the new version of xymonlaunch in place and the issue with CRONDATE is solved. Thanks a lot! Regards Christian CHRISTIAN BECKER System Engineer CSC August-Horch-Strasse 28, 56070 Koblenz, Germany Global Outsourcing Services Central Region | www.csc.com -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: cleaver at terabithia.org [mailto:cleaver at terabithia.org] Gesendet: Montag, 18. Juni 2012 20:06 An: Becker Christian Cc: Xymon Email List Betreff: [Spam:] Re: WG: [Xymon] WG: clientlaunch.cfg: CRONDATE problem / error? Hi. Sorry, I missed this one earlier. [root at xymon common]# patch -p0 <xymonlaunch.c.patch [root at xymon common]# make The patch went okay (although -p3?), but you're running "make" from the common directory instead of the main directory. "cd .." to the main xymon directory and re-run "make" from there and it should rebuild fine. HTH, -jc > Hello, > > any advise on this compile / patch issue (see my previous posting > below...) ? > > Regards > > CHRISTIAN BECKER > System Engineer > CSC > > August-Horch-Strasse 28, 56070 Koblenz, Germany > Global Outsourcing Services Central Region | www.csc.com > > > > -----UrsprÃ¼ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] Im Auftrag > von Becker Christian > Gesendet: Freitag, 15. Juni 2012 11:19 > An: cleaver at terabithia.org > Cc: xymon at xymon.com > Betreff: [Xymon] WG: clientlaunch.cfg: CRONDATE problem / error? > > Hello, > > i found an article describing how to patch a source code. I have created a > file xymonlaunch.c.patch in the common directory from my xymon install > directory. The file contains just this code: > > --- trunk/common/xymonlaunch.c 2012/02/02 23:00:35 6905 > +++ trunk/common/xymonlaunch.c 2012/02/07 10:19:43 6906 > @@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ > else if (curtask && (strncasecmp(p, "CRONDATE ", 9) == 0)) > { > p+= 9; > xfreedup(curtask->cronstr,p); > - if (curtask->crondate) { > crondatefree(curtask->crondate);curtask->crondate=parse_cron_time(curtask->cronstr); > } > + if (curtask->crondate) > crondatefree(curtask->crondate); > + curtask->crondate = > parse_cron_time(curtask->cronstr); > if (!curtask->crondate) { > errprintf("Can't parse cron date: > %s->%s\n", curtask->key, > curtask->cronstr); > curtask->disabled = 1; > > > > Then i did the following (with some errornous results): > > [root at xymon common]# patch -p0 <xymonlaunch.c.patch > can't find file to patch at input line 3 > Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? > The text leading up to this was: > -------------------------- > |--- trunk/common/xymonlaunch.c 2012/02/02 23:00:35 6905 > |+++ trunk/common/xymonlaunch.c 2012/02/07 10:19:43 6906 > -------------------------- > File to patch: xymonlaunch.c > patching file xymonlaunch.c > Hunk #1 succeeded at 260 with fuzz 2. > [root at xymon common]# > [root at xymon common]# > [root at xymon common]# > [root at xymon common]# > [root at xymon common]# make > cc -c -o xymonlaunch.o xymonlaunch.c > xymonlaunch.c:32:22: error: libxymon.h: No such file or directory > xymonlaunch.c: In function Ã¢load_configÃ¢: > xymonlaunch.c:94: error: Ã¢strbuffer_tÃ¢ undeclared (first use in this > function) > xymonlaunch.c:94: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only > once > xymonlaunch.c:94: error: for each function it appears in.) > xymonlaunch.c:94: error: Ã¢inbufÃ¢ undeclared (first use in this > function) > xymonlaunch.c:121: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without > a cast > xymonlaunch.c:141: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without > a cast > xymonlaunch.c:186: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer > without a cast > xymonlaunch.c:264: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without > a cast > xymonlaunch.c: In function Ã¢mainÃ¢: > xymonlaunch.c:500: error: Ã¢debugÃ¢ undeclared (first use in this > function) > xymonlaunch.c:510: warning: passing argument 1 of Ã¢strdupÃ¢ makes pointer > from integer without a cast > /usr/include/string.h:175: note: expected Ã¢const char *Ã¢ but argument is > of type Ã¢intÃ¢ > xymonlaunch.c:514: warning: passing argument 1 of Ã¢strdupÃ¢ makes pointer > from integer without a cast > /usr/include/string.h:175: note: expected Ã¢const char *Ã¢ but argument is > of type Ã¢intÃ¢ > xymonlaunch.c:526: warning: passing argument 1 of Ã¢strdupÃ¢ makes pointer > from integer without a cast > /usr/include/string.h:175: note: expected Ã¢const char *Ã¢ but argument is > of type Ã¢intÃ¢ > xymonlaunch.c:598: error: Ã¢save_errbufÃ¢ undeclared (first use in this > function) > xymonlaunch.c:716: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without > a cast > xymonlaunch.c:720: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer > without a cast > make: *** [xymonlaunch.o] Error 1 > [root at xymon common]# > > Did i miss something or did i do something else the wrong way? > > Regards > Christian > > > CHRISTIAN BECKER > System Engineer > CSC > > August-Horch-Strasse 28, 56070 Koblenz, Germany > Global Outsourcing Services Central Region | www.csc.com > > > -----UrsprÃ¼ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Becker Christian > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2012 09:14 > An: 'cleaver at terabithia.org' > Cc: xymon at xymon.com > Betreff: AW: [Xymon] clientlaunch.cfg: CRONDATE problem / error? > > Hello, > > Thank you for this information. > > Unfortunately I don't know how to apply a patch or to re-compile > xymonlaunch - can you point me to the right way to do this? > > Best regards > Christian > > > CHRISTIAN BECKER > System Engineer > CSC > > August-Horch-Strasse 28, 56070 Koblenz, Germany > Global Outsourcing Services Central Region | www.csc.com > > -----UrsprÃ¼ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: cleaver at terabithia.org [mailto:cleaver at terabithia.org] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2012 19:14 > An: Becker Christian > Cc: xymon at xymon.com > Betreff: Re: [Xymon] clientlaunch.cfg: CRONDATE problem / error? > > This is fixed in trunk and the 4.3.7 branch, but isn't in the tarball. > > http://xymon.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xymon?view=revision&revision=6906 > http://xymon.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xymon?view=revision&revision=6899 > > > This specific patch should fix it: > http://xymon.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xymon/trunk/common/xymonlaunch.c?r1… > > -jc > > >> Hello out there, >> >> we are using Xymon 4.3.7 as xymon server. There is a particular client >> running Ubuntu 9.04 as operating system and Xymon 4.3.7 as client, >> reporting successfully to the Xymon server. >> I have been in the need to write a script that is running on a fixed >> time >> of a day. Therefore I configured the script in the clientlaunch.cfg on >> the >> client as follows: >> >> [xymoncheckscript-custom] >> ENVFILE $XYMONCLIENTHOME/etc/xymonclient.cfg >> CMD $XYMONCLIENTHOME/ext/xymoncheckscript-custom.sh >> LOGFILE $XYMONCLIENTHOME/logs/ xymoncheckscript-custom.log >> CRONDATE 0 11 * * * >> >> When restarting the xymon services on the client I get the following >> entry >> in clientlaunch.log: >> >> 2012-06-13 10:58:53 Can't parse cron date: xymoncheckscript-custom->0 11 >> * >> * * >> >> The man page of tasks.cfg has the section: >> =============================================================== >> >> [monthlyreport] >> >> ENVFILE /usr/local/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg >> >> CMD /usr/local/xymon/server/ext/monthlyreport.sh >> >> CRONDATE 30 4 1 * * >> : >> : >> >> The CRONDATE keyword is used for tasks that must run at regular >> intervals >> or at a specific time. The time specification is identical to the one >> used >> by cron in >> crontab<http://xymon.mrv.de/xymon/help/manpages/man5/crontab.5.html>(5) >> entries, i.e. a sequence of numbers for minute, hour, day-of-month, >> month >> and day-of-week. Three-letter abbreviations in english can be used for >> the >> month and day-of-week fields. An asterisk is a wildcard. So in the >> example >> above, this job would run once a month, at 4:30 AM on the 1st day of >> the >> month. >> =============================================================== >> >> For my understanding everything I've set up should work, but it >> doesn't. >> >> Where's my fault? I would really like to fire this check-script from >> clientlaunch.cfg instead of an crontab entry. >> >> Regards >> Christian >> >> >> CHRISTIAN BECKER >> System Engineer >> CSC >> >> August-Horch-Strasse 28, 56070 Koblenz, Germany >> Global Outsourcing Services Central Region | www.csc.com >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> CSC * 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. 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availability legend on 1st page of an availability report
by marty.litchfield＠gcsu.edu 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

Greetings all. Is there a way to put a legend on the 1st page of an availability report. What I mean by legend is: [green diamond] 100% available [orange “!”] 97% and above [red “x”] less than97% [white circle] no stats for period I’m at a loss and any help would be appreciated. -Marty

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