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Hide usernam and password in http test
by chrisp＠lightstone.co.za 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

Hi Im running a xymon server installed from the Terabithia repository Release: xymon-4.3.30-1 I added a http test that requires basic authentication. The password has special characters. The test works when I add the username and password in the full url, ie. https://server/page.htm?user=User&password=p at sw0rd The man pages mention a file ~/.netrc where you can store username and password for basic authentication Which directory should the file be stored on the server. Best regards

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Hide username and password in http test
by KK1051＠att.com 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

I have not used this, but based on the other items and the writers of the platform, I would put this in the home directory of the user that is running the xymon application. -Kevin From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> On Behalf Of Chris Pretorius Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:35 AM To: Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: [Xymon] Hide usernam and password in http test Hi Im running a xymon server installed from the Terabithia repository Release: xymon-4.3.30-1 I added a http test that requires basic authentication. The password has special characters. The test works when I add the username and password in the full url, ie. https://server/page.htm?user=User&password=p at sw0rd<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/server/page.htm?user=User&password=p at sw0rd__;!!BhdT!374AslU01M-gavchN3GUGqP8XwfFNgqNoCReWupQ1GONsSAa_U5Dw_ifFODBWQ$> The man pages mention a file ~/.netrc where you can store username and password for basic authentication Which directory should the file be stored on the server. Best regards

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Xymon Encrypting End Points for Azure
by dl1025＠att.com 15 Mar '21

15 Mar '21

I am in the process of migrating xymon to Azure client. My group need to make sure application end points are encrypted meaning that Xymon will need to use secure connection. What is the best way of accomplishing this task that you can recommend?

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different memory reports across versions
by didds3＠yahoo.co.uk 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

Ive notived that xymon servers report memory usage differently across versions eg 4.3.12 reports on physical, swap 4.3.17 reports on physical, actual, swap4.3.28 reports on real/physical, actual/virtual, swap/page 4.3.30 reports on physical:, virtual:, page: Are these simple differences between versions or is there some configuration Ive not come across before that is determining these ? didds

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Gaps in graphs
by Carl.Melgaard＠STAB.RM.DK 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Hi, How serious is gaps in graphs - for instance disk-graphs etc. Is a gap the same as potential missing alerting on events? Regards, Carl Melgaard

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Issues logging into Xymon after new install Ubuntu 16.04
by mdeal5＠juno.com 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

Just in the hopes of saving someone else the arduous journey that I went through. This turned out to be a permissions error. So. With Xymon 4.3.25 running on Ubuntu 16.04 server with Apache2 2.4.18, I was able to fix the 403 Forbidden error by editing the /etc/apache2/conf-available/xymon.cfg file and replacing every instance of Require local with Require all granted. After a restart of the apache2 server, and a restart of xymon, just to be on the safe side, everything worked out fine. The primary issue for me was that the xymon log files had errors, but following those errors never led me in the direction of determining that they were caused by permissions being used by Apache. If I had any hair, I'd have pulled it out by now. ____________________________________________________________ Sponsored by https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_tag… Police: Possible Plot to Attack Capitol Tomorrow http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/603fe9f7e370669f711f3st02vuc1 The Way Trump Called for Donations Raised Eyebrows http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/603fe9f812d3669f711f3st02vuc2 'It's Comical,' Woman Says of Outcome of KKK Flag Incident http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/603fe9f83622169f711f3st02vuc3

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Issues logging into Xymon after new install Ubuntu 16.04
by mdeal5＠juno.com 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Folks, I'm a newbie to xymon and not the strongest linux user admittedly. I've gone through the available documentation that I've been able to locate and I am completely stumped and stuck. No matter what I do, I get an error 403 when I try to access the Xymon server page. So. My first question. Do I have to access the Xymon web page from the local host or can I access it from a web browser on another host? If I can access it from a browser on a different machine, what steps do I need to take to diagnose why I can't access the webpages? From what I can determine, the Xymon service is active and running. I've started, stopped, and restarted them multiple times using sudo service xymon <command>. ps afx | grep hobbit yields user at utility:/usr/lib/xymon/server/etc$ ps afx | grep hobbit 5631 pts/0 S+ 0:00 \_ grep --color=auto hobbit ps afx| grep hobbit | grep -v grep yields nothing. I've restarted apache2 services in a similar fashion after changing Allow from localhost to Allow from all. Still nothing. I've seen a few threads with similar questions, but none of them have been very helpful and I can't figure out anything else to do. Where do I start to unravel this particular gordian knot? And I apologize for being long winded. ____________________________________________________________ Sponsored by https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_tag… For First Time in Weeks, Most States See Increase in Cases http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/603d6fd1b33e66fd17e8est03vuc1 Democrats Unveil 'Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act' http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/603d6fd1d3b766fd17e8est03vuc2 John Oliver Points Out 'Pretty Weird' Cuomo Habit http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/603d6fd1f31466fd17e8est03vuc3

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