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Xymon on Ubuntu not running cgi
by sadyer＠ucdavis.edu 21 May '14

21 May '14

I have set up xymon using apache2 and the apt-get xymon package on a VMware virtual host. I have been able to get the main page to display and all the hosts I have added in the hosts file show up green. But, if I click one of the statuses it attempts to download the cgi script. Except In chrome it gives me the following page. #!/bin/sh # This is a wrapper for the Xymon svcstatus.cgi script . /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/cgioptions.cfg exec /usr/lib/xymon/server/bin/svcstatus.cgi $CGI_SVC_OPTS I think it is a configuration issue in apache that is causing the problem but I have been unable to find it. Thank you for any help, Scott

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bbwin for windows 2012 R2
by David.Raymond＠ca.ebarrette.com 20 May '14

20 May '14

Hi All, I try to install BBwin 0.13 on Windows 2012 R2 server. The installation is fine, but when I start the service, le client bbwin.exe do nothing. I try the compatibility mode, run as admin, run service as..., bbwin 0.12. None of these work. If one of you have a suggestion, it's welcome. Regards, David Raymond

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XYMON Proxy Issue
by abs＠shadymint.com 20 May '14

20 May '14

Hi, In February, Gautier reported this issue with xymonproxy on Solaris :- http://lists.xymon.com/pipermail/xymon/2014-February/039160.html I have come this week to update an installation of 4.2.3 on Solaris 9 and have encountered the exact same issue as Gautier, but this time on the latest 4.3.17 code :- 2014-05-04 13:05:36 xymonproxy version 4.3.17 starting 2014-05-04 13:20:41 Listening on 0.0.0.0:1984 2014-05-04 13:20:41 Sending to Xymon server(s) xx.xx.xx.xx:1984 2014-05-04 13:20:41 select() failed: Invalid argument 2014-05-04 13:20:41 select() failed: Invalid argument 2014-05-04 13:20:41 select() failed: Invalid argument 2014-05-04 13:20:41 select() failed: Invalid argument 2014-05-04 13:20:41 select() failed: Invalid argument 2014-05-04 13:20:41 select() failed: Invalid argument 2014-05-04 13:20:41 Too many select failures, aborting 2014-05-04 13:20:46 xymonproxy version 4.3.17 starting I do not suffer the connections in TIME_WAIT, just the constant restarting of the proxy every 15 minutes. Here is the truss as it gasps when falling over :- poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 0 time() = 1399206937 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 0 time() = 1399206938 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 0 time() = 1399206939 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 0 time() = 1399206940 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 0 time() = 1399206941 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 0 time() = 1399206942 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 1 accept(3, 0x0003AC60, 0xFFBFF310, 1) = 4 fcntl(4, F_SETFL, 0x00000080) = 0 time() = 1399206942 poll(0xFFBFF200, 2, 1000) = 1 read(4, " s t a t u s + 4 5 c s".., 8185) = 140 time() = 1399206942 poll(0xFFBFF200, 2, 1000) = 1 read(4, 0x00038CE2, 8045) = 0 time() = 1399206942 shutdown(4, 2, 1) = 0 close(4) = 0 poll(0xFFBFF208, 1, 1000) = 1 accept(3, 0x0003ACD0, 0xFFBFF310, 1) = 4 fcntl(4, F_SETFL, 0x00000080) = 0 time() = 1399206942 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " s e l e c t ( ) f a i".., 34) = 34 time() = 1399206942 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " s e l e c t ( ) f a i".., 34) = 34 time() = 1399206942 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " s e l e c t ( ) f a i".., 34) = 34 time() = 1399206942 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " s e l e c t ( ) f a i".., 34) = 34 time() = 1399206942 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " s e l e c t ( ) f a i".., 34) = 34 time() = 1399206942 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " s e l e c t ( ) f a i".., 34) = 34 time() = 1399206942 write(2, " 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 0 4 1".., 19) = 19 write(2, " ", 1) = 1 write(2, " T o o m a n y s e l".., 35) = 35 _exit(1) So, question to Gautier, are you using Solaris 9 and have you managed to resolve this? Another question to the rest of the list, this is actually the only proxy I have on Solaris, all the otehrs are on Redhat, is anyone else using xymonproxy on Solaris and if so, what version? For the time being, I am running the old bbproxy until I get this fixed, the rest of 4.3.17 seems to be working OK. Thanks for any feedback. -- Andy

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Zoom graphs not working
by cure4all＠gmail.com 16 May '14

16 May '14

Hello, I created a http monitor on one of my webserver that contains 10 http link. I noticed the 2 issues below. 1. The http graphs doesn't show in "Trends" 2. The graps shows when I go to "http" page but when I click on zoom, nothing shows up. Does the issue has something to do with having 10 http link configured or something else? Thank you. Ray

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ramdisk
by NMaharaj＠tcta.co.za 16 May '14

16 May '14

<html><body>Hjow can I remove the ramdisk showing on my xymon page ? Thanks [cid:image001.png at 01CF7111.2B8C2020] Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and automatically archived by Mimecast SA (Pty) Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Mimecast Unified Email Management (UEM) offers email continuity, security, archiving and compliance with all current legislation. To find out more, visit http://www.mimecast.co.za/uem.</body></html>

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Lower granularity for graphs in xymon
by naveen20＠gmail.com 16 May '14

16 May '14

Hi All, I am wanting to capture data for 10 seconds granularity. I have configured the rrddefinitions to create 10 seconds sample. But, the graphs still show 5 minutes sample. How do I make the graphs show the 10 second sample stored in the rrd files. Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks, Naveen

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Xymon Reporting Rollup
by jamison＠newasterisk.com 15 May '14

15 May '14

I think I already know the answer to this question, but I figured I would check if it does what I think it does before I go pushing buttons. I would like to rollup statuses from separate instances of Xymon to a single master. Would one accomplish this by setting XYMONSERVERIP to 0.0.0.0 and XYMONSERVERS to the master and to the local address, or something of that nature in xymonserver.cfg? Jamison Maxwell Jamison at newasterisk.com<mailto:Jamison at newasterisk.com>

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Looking to monitor ~20,000 hosts.
by matt.weber＠bnymellon.com 15 May '14

15 May '14

Hi all, We are attempting to setup Xymon at our organization, where it would be monitoring approximately 20,000 hosts with the Xymon client in central mode (pulldata). Just wondering if anyone has Xymon monitoring anywhere close to that number of machines? We are looking for ideas on what hardware specs would be required for the machine running the server side of the Xymon software, or other suggestions on how to setup the environment. Is there a way to load balance multiple Xymon servers? Thanks, Matt The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachment, is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. Access, copying or re-use of the e-mail or any attachment, or any information contained therein, by any other person is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient please return the e-mail to the sender and delete it from your computer. Although we attempt to sweep e-mail and attachments for viruses, we do not guarantee that either are virus-free and accept no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses. Please refer to http://disclaimer.bnymellon.com/eu.htm for certain disclosures relating to European legal entities.

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Error when starting recently installed client
by chris＠chrisshort.net 15 May '14

15 May '14

Resolved. Needed to specify the hostname in xymon-client file because of some odd things being done with hostnames on the systems involved. After dropping the clients and re-adding them all is well. Thanks for the help! Thanks, Chris Short http://chrisshort.net Public PGP Key: http://cshort.co/pub_key On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Mike Burger <mburger at bubbanfriends.org>wrote: > On 2014-05-15 1:36 pm, Chris Short wrote: > >> Both "configured" clients show up in my Ghost Clients list. >> >> From hosts.cfg: >> >> 10.1.5.179 host1.example.com [6] >> 10.1.5.178 host2.example.com [7] >> >> From Ghost Clients: >> >> host1 10.1.5.179 host1.example.com [6] 1:40 >> host2 10.1.5.178 host2.example.com [7] 0:00 >> >> >> I have tried both short and fqdn in hosts.cfg. Doesn't seem to matter, >> clients always appear as ghosts. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chris Short >> http://chrisshort.net [3] >> Public PGP Key: http://cshort.co/pub_key [4] >> >> >> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Mike Burger >> <mburger at bubbanfriends.org> wrote: >> >> On 2014-05-14 3:01 pm, Chris Short wrote: >>> >>> Of course. That's not having any effect though. Very unusual. >>> >>> I do see that the client is trying to communicate with the xymon >>> server though: >>> >>> # netstat -tupan | grep 1984 >>> tcp 0 0 10.1.5.178:56627 [1] [4] >>> 10.1.5.219:1984 [2] >>> >>> [5] TIME_WAIT - >>> >>> Are there any communication tests I can run from the server or >>> client >>> to test functions? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris Short >>> >>> http://chrisshort.net [3] [1] >>> Public PGP Key: http://cshort.co/pub_key [4] [2] >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Mike Burger >>> <mburger at bubbanfriends.org> wrote: >>> >>> On 2014-05-13 4:25 pm, Chris Short wrote: >>> >>> Interestingly enough that's not working either. I removed the old >>> package, installed the terabithia rpm, and started the >>> xymon-client. >>> It did not complain about XYMONSERVERS not being set so something >>> isn't right here. Let me try a different box. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris Short >>> http://chrisshort.net [3] [1] [1] >>> Public PGP Key: http://cshort.co/pub_key [4] [2] [2] >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Mike Burger >>> <mburger at bubbanfriends.org> wrote: >>> >>> On 2014-05-13 1:48 pm, Chris Short wrote: >>> >>> Built the rpm using the makerpm.sh script and installed with yum. >>> Directory is not present on the box. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris Short >>> http://chrisshort.net [3] [1] [1] [2] >>> Public PGP Key: http://cshort.co/pub_key [4] [2] [2] [3] >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Mike Burger >>> <mburger at bubbanfriends.org> wrote: >>> >>> On 2014-05-13 11:52 am, Chris Short wrote: >>> >>> I have xymon-client running on a handful of RHEL6 servers. But, >>> other >>> RHEL6 servers where I am rolling out the client throw up this >>> unusual >>> error: >>> >>> # service xymon-client restart >>> Restarting xymon-client: su: warning: cannot change directory to >>> /usr/share/xymon-client: No such file or directory >>> This account is currently not available. >>> >>> Any ideas why /usr/share/xymon-client isn't being built? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> What method did you use to install the client? If you installed via >>> RPM, the directory should exist with ownership root:root and >>> permissions 755. >>> >>> Interesting. I've been using the RPMs from terabithia.org [5] [3] >>> >>> [3], >>> >>> which >>> >>> have installed, properly. My suggestion would be to grab them and >>> try >>> again. >>> >>> You'll want to edit /etc/sysconfig/xymon-client and fill in the >>> XYMON-SERVERS variable. >>> >> >> Does anything show up in your Ghost Clients list? >> > > Since the xymon-client is reporting to the server via short name (as you > can see in the ghost client list), I'm pretty sure you'll need to specify > the hosts via short name in the hosts.cfg. > > After that, it will take a while for the data to start populating the the > columns on the page where you've specified the hosts to appear...it's not > instantaneous and, if my understanding is correct, the server does not > accept any data (messages, RRD data, etc) until the host has been properly > added to the hosts.cfg. > > Unless I've missed something, then as long as you've got the IP, hostname, > OS and columns specified, you should start seeing within 15-30 minutes. In > the meantime, you'll still see them in the ghost client list...but, in my > experience, the hostname being displayed in the ghost list should match the > link for the page for that host. > > > -- > Mike Burger > http://www.bubbanfriends.org > > "It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just > stops by to say 'hi' anymore." --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1 > >

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Playing with 4.3.99
by Russell.Blumenthal＠stonybrookmedicine.edu 15 May '14

15 May '14

I decided to try installing 4.3.99 on a test CentO 6.5 server. When I try to make install, I get this error: chown: cannot access `/home/xymon/server/ext/*': No such file or directory make[1]: *** [install-cfg] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/xymon/xymon-4.3.99-20130810/xymond' make: *** [install-xymond] Error 2 No matter what I do I cannot get past this message. Has anyone tried this version and ran across this error? I am aware that it is going to have bugs and such. Thanks This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the original.

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