Hello,
Using Xymon 4.3.7, I am trying to install a BB client script onto a Xymon client. However, the script uses some variables which no longer seem to be available in Xymon. It uses the BBHOSTS and MACHINE variables. It also accesses the 'bbaliasname' file, which too no longer exists but seems to be able to be replicated in the hosts.cfg file.
The problem is basically that the client needs to look up its name in the hosts.cfg file. But because that file doesn't exist on the client, the script is going to fail.
Is there any way I can get this to work? One thought is for the client to use the 'config' command to get the hosts,cfg file, but I have just spent time trying to ensure that that sort of thing wasn't possible! (We don't want users accessing any of the server files.) Secondly, of course is how often do we download the file? In theory it should be at every run of the script (every 5 mins) in case it (hosts.cfg) has changed, but that seems excessive.
Thanks,
John.
-- John Horne Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287 Plymouth University, UK Fax: +44 (0)1752 587001