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usb disk not showing
by kspringer＠innovateteam.com 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

I've recently installed a xymon server on Debian to monitor my home network, and I'd like the server to also show the status of a USB drive I have plugged into it.? The drive is listed as /dev/sda and mounted at /media/user/USB-1TB It is listed in the xymon client data, but it doesn't show up on the 'disk' or 'inode' columns at all.? I've commented out the default IGNORE rules from analysis.cfg and even tried adding the following as a host specific test, but still nothing appears. DISK /dev/sda 80 90 INODE /dev/sda 80 90 Anyone have a clue they could give me? -- Kris Springer

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usb disk not showing
by kspringer＠innovateteam.com 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

mount -l | grep USB-1TB shows /dev/sda on /media/user/USB-1TB type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2) [USB-1TB] Kris Springer On 11/28/22 9:24 PM, Michael T Pins wrote: >> Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the client script. I messed >> around with it a lot and found that nothing I did would result in the >> USB drive showing up on the Server webpage in Disk or Inode pages. I can >> get different results to appear by messing with the xymonclient-linux.sh >> script, but the USB drive never does. Running the script manually does >> display the USB drive in the [df] list, but it's as if something keeps >> stripping it from displaying on the Server's pages. I even went so >> far as to comment out all of the options for df in the script and just >> run df without any other lines of grep or excludes, and still no joy. >> There seems to be a break in the chain between the results shown by the >> client script and the results the Server displays on the Disk page. >> >> So then in the script with all the df stuff commented out, I had it run >> df /dev/sda >> The results of the script show the USB, but nothing shows up on the >> Server Disk page except this error. >> Expected strings (Capacity and Mounted) not found in df output >> >> So, anyone know what's stripping the /dev/sda disk from the output, >> or why Capacity and Mounted can't be seen when the client script is >> outputting it just like the other drives? >> >> Here's the output of the script that clearly shows the USB drive info. >> [df] >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> /dev/sda 960303848 268800 911180536 1% /media/user/USB-1TB > > You've changed what df format you're sending to the xymon server. > xymond is expecting POSIX headers, i.e.: > Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on > > At a minimum, you need to be running "df -P" (and likely "df -Pl", > unless you really want non-local disks listed for some bizarre reason). > > In general, the only thing you should ever need to change in that file > is the appropriate EXCLUDES= line. > > What type of filesystem is /media/user/USB-1TB being mounted as? > ( What's the output of: `mount -l | grep USB-1TB` ) >

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Monitoring https pages
by NMaharaj＠tcta.co.za 22 Nov '22

22 Nov '22

Noted thank you for your response. Will try the / at the end of the url and check if it actually returns anything. Im not getting any errors or am I looking at the wrong log file? From: Kris Springer <kspringer at innovateteam.com> Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 17:06 To: Nikesh Maharaj <NMaharaj at tcta.co.za>; xymon at xymon.com Subject: Re: Monitoring https pages I've always found that using a slash at the end of a URL that contains subdirectories works best. I also use the 'cont' and 'httpstatus' tests depending on what the site returns. Are you getting an error of some kind on your test? The URL you have is not typically a name that https would respond successfully, unless your server has some self signed stuff going on. Also, adding port 9191 means that https would have to resolve on that specific port in your printspooler server webserver settings. It all gets very complicated. Kris Springer On 11/22/22 5:07 AM, Nikesh Maharaj wrote: > > > Colleagues, > > Im tyring to monitor a webpage instance. As per the pic below I have > removed the dns name. > > Am I missing a command? > > TCTA-Wellness-Banner <https://ibb.co/tmzJ2NP<https://ibb.co/tmzJ2NP>> > > *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, contact Mimecast > <http://www.mimecast.co.za/uem<http://www.mimecast.co.za/uem>>. > [TCTA-Wellness-Banner]<https://ibb.co/tmzJ2NP> [TCTA-Wellness-Banner]<https://ibb.co/tmzJ2NP>

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Monitoring https pages
by josh＠imaginenetworksllc.com 22 Nov '22

22 Nov '22

I would put in the IP address that it is now. Did you make a zone for "." in your DNS server? What happens if the Xymon server does a look up for printspooler.? On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 7:14 AM Nikesh Maharaj via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nikesh Maharaj <NMaharaj at tcta.co.za> > To: "xymon at xymon.com" <xymon at xymon.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:07:48 +0000 > Subject: Monitoring https pages > > > Colleagues, > > > > Im tyring to monitor a webpage instance. As per the pic below I have > removed the dns name. > > Am I missing a command? > > > > > > > > > [image: TCTA-Wellness-Banner] <https://ibb.co/tmzJ2NP> > > *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, contact Mimecast > <http://www.mimecast.co.za/uem>. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nikesh Maharaj via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com> > To: "xymon at xymon.com" <xymon at xymon.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:07:48 +0000 > Subject: [Xymon] Monitoring https pages > _______________________________________________ > Xymon mailing list > Xymon at xymon.com > http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon >

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Make red only the default for critical page (Terabithia RPM)
by Neil.Simmonds＠studio.co.uk 22 Nov '22

22 Nov '22

Hi folks, I'm currently building a new Xymon server to move away from our old 4.3.4 server running on Centos 5. The new one is running version Xymon 4.3.30-1.el8.terabithia on RHEL 8 On the previous version, the person who built it made a change to criticalview.c to change the following /*static int mincolor = COL_YELLOW;*/ static int mincolor = COL_RED; This means that the default for the critical view is red only which is what we want. However, because we have now taken the decision to use the Terabithia RPM's for ease of upgrade in future I can't make the same change as I can't be sure that the criticalview.c that I could download from the normal source is the same as the one in the Terabithia RPM and it also complicates the ease of upgrade bit. I've found the XYMONGENOPTS in xymonserver.cfg and a suggestion on the web that looked like adding -critical-reds-only to the options would give me what I want but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know if there is a way of doing this with minimal change so it's something I can script for future upgrades? Kind Regards, Neil. Neil Simmonds Senior Platform & Middleware Engineer (Unix). Studio is a trading name of Studio Retail Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for consumer credit and general insurance. Studio Retail Ltd are members of the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA). Registered in England. No: 718151. Registered Office: Church Bridge House, Henry Street, Accrington, BB5 4EE 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 Studio Retail Ltd 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 Studio Retail Ltd. 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. Studio Retail Ltd 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 careline on +44(0) 371 200 0378.

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Monitoring https pages
by NMaharaj＠tcta.co.za 22 Nov '22

22 Nov '22

Colleagues, Im tyring to monitor a webpage instance. As per the pic below I have removed the dns name. Am I missing a command? [cid:image001.png at 01D8FE7B.CB0BA480] [cid:image002.png at 01D8FE7B.CB0BA480] [TCTA-Wellness-Banner]<https://ibb.co/tmzJ2NP>

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Stale alerts not being purged
by john.thurston＠alaska.gov 17 Nov '22

17 Nov '22

My Xymon (Xymon 4.3.30-1.el7.terabithia) is no longer noticing it is time to stop sending email alerts. A customer will ping me, saying "I'm still getting emails for a problem I fixed 10 days ago!" I find the messages in question in the /notifications.log/ Yep, there are a lot of them. I can see the test recovered ages ago, and there should no longer be notifications. If I go look in /alert.chk/, I can see the host:test in question If I restart xymon, the /alert.log/ will get a bunch of lines "Stale alert found", but the lines remain in the /alert.chk/ The only way I have figured out to clean this up is to grep the 'Stale' host:test pairs out of the /alert.log/, stop xymon, feed the host:test pairs through sed to delete the offending lines from /alert.chk/, and restart xymon. Anyone have any ideas what's wrong here? -- -- Do things because you should, not just because you can. John Thurston 907-465-8591 John.Thurston at alaska.gov Department of Administration State of Alaska

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red.html generation
by jeremy＠laidman.org 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

On Tue, 1 Nov 2022 at 10:52, Hill, Michael via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com> wrote: > > Excellent use of the word ?crikey?. > I second this! Have you spent any time in Australia John? You seem to have picked up the lingo. > *From:* Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> *On Behalf Of *John Thurston > > *Sent:* Friday, 28 October 2022 12:42 AM > *To:* xymon at xymon.com > *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] red.html generation > > > > Crikey, I didn't even know there was a specifically-named red.html page . > . and I've been poking at xymon/bb for a couple of decades. I guess that > shows how often I look in that directory. > This "red" page was news to me also. Then I discovered that I don't have one! It turns out it was added in version 4.2.11, which was released in April 2013. Time for an upgrade I reckon.

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