HowTo monitor log files

linuxmasterjedi＠free.fr

2 Jun 2008 2 Jun '08

3:53 p.m.

Hi,

I'm trying to monitor LOG files on a Linux OS via the Hobbit client monitor 4.2.0. I have some issue : file information are not send back to the server. I've checked the ML & the conf file : # ************ IMPORTANT *************** # To monitor a logfile, you *MUST* configure both client-local.cfg # and hobbit-clients.cfg. If you configure only the client-local.cfg # file, the client will collect the log data and you can view it in # the "client data" display, but it will not affect the color of the # "msgs" status. On the other hand, if you configure only the # hobbit-clients.cfg file, then there will be no log data to inspect, # and you will not see any updates of the "msgs" status either.

BTW, client-local.cfg & hobbit-clients.cfg does not exist anymore ;). Anyway, I put this on my client side localclient.cfg file :

    # FILE Check
    FILE /var/log/messages  SIZE>0 MTIME&lt;1200 yellow
    FILE /var/log/messages  red     "timed out!"
    FILE /var/log/messages  red     "abort!"

    # LOG
    LOG %/var/log/messages %(I/O|read).error COLOR=red

ll /var/log/messages -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5530 May 29 16:25 /var/log/messages

Hobbit is in the "adm" group, it can read the file. So why my Hobbit server keep saying "No files checked" ?

Thanks by advance!

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mailinglist.benoit＠gmail.com

4 Jun 4 Jun

7:34 p.m.

New subject: [hobbit] HowTo monitor log files

Hello guys, I encounter the same problem that "linuxmasterjedi" :s My hobbit server says also "No files checked"

Do you have a good advise for this problem embarrassing ???

Thanks by advance

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

2008/6/2 L.M.J <linuxmasterjedi at free.fr>:

...

Hi,

I'm trying to monitor LOG files on a Linux OS via the Hobbit client monitor 4.2.0. I have some issue : file information are not send back to the server. I've checked the ML & the conf file : # ************ IMPORTANT *************** # To monitor a logfile, you *MUST* configure both client-local.cfg # and hobbit-clients.cfg. If you configure only the client-local.cfg # file, the client will collect the log data and you can view it in # the "client data" display, but it will not affect the color of the # "msgs" status. On the other hand, if you configure only the # hobbit-clients.cfg file, then there will be no log data to inspect, # and you will not see any updates of the "msgs" status either.

BTW, client-local.cfg & hobbit-clients.cfg does not exist anymore ;). Anyway, I put this on my client side localclient.cfg file :
   # FILE Check
   FILE /var/log/messages  SIZE>0 MTIME&lt;1200 yellow
   FILE /var/log/messages  red     "timed out!"
   FILE /var/log/messages  red     "abort!"

   # LOG
   LOG %/var/log/messages %(I/O|read).error COLOR=red
ll /var/log/messages -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5530 May 29 16:25 /var/log/messages

Hobbit is in the "adm" group, it can read the file. So why my Hobbit server keep saying "No files checked" ?

Thanks by advance!

<mailinglist.benoit - at - gmail!com>

David.Stuffle＠adesa.com

11:35 p.m.

New subject: [hobbit] HowTo monitor log files

The client-local.cfg and the hobbit-clients.cfg need to be modified on the Hobbit server. You shouldn't have to change any files on the actual client side. Specify the file to monitor in client-local.cfg. Specify the color conditions in the hobbit-clients.cfg. See documentation in each file.

---client-local.cfg--- [server1] log:/var/log/messages:10240

---hobbit-client.cfg--- HOST=server1 LOG /var/log/messages abort COLOR=red

David

From: Benoit list [mailto:mailinglist.benoit at gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:34 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] HowTo monitor log files

Hello guys, I encounter the same problem that "linuxmasterjedi" :s My hobbit server says also "No files checked"

Do you have a good advise for this problem embarrassing ???

Thanks by advance

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

2008/6/2 L.M.J <linuxmasterjedi at free.fr>:

Hi,

 I'm trying to monitor LOG files on a Linux OS via the Hobbit

client monitor 4.2.0. I have some issue : file information are not send back to the server. I've checked the ML & the conf file : # ************ IMPORTANT

    #   To monitor a logfile, you *MUST* configure both

client-local.cfg # and hobbit-clients.cfg. If you configure only the client-local.cfg # file, the client will collect the log data and you can view it in # the "client data" display, but it will not affect the color of the # "msgs" status. On the other hand, if you configure only the # hobbit-clients.cfg file, then there will be no log data to inspect, # and you will not see any updates of the "msgs" status either.

 BTW, client-local.cfg & hobbit-clients.cfg does not exist

anymore ;). Anyway, I put this on my client side localclient.cfg file :

       # FILE Check
       FILE /var/log/messages  SIZE>0 MTIME&lt;1200 yellow
       FILE /var/log/messages  red     "timed out!"
       FILE /var/log/messages  red     "abort!"

       # LOG
       LOG %/var/log/messages %(I/O|read).error COLOR=red

 ll /var/log/messages
  -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5530 May 29 16:25 /var/log/messages

 Hobbit is in the "adm" group, it can read the file. So why my

Hobbit server keep saying "No files checked" ?

  Thanks by advance!

<mailinglist.benoit - at - gmail!com>

Vernon.Everett＠woodside.com.au

5 Jun 5 Jun

3:19 a.m.

New subject: Custom reports

Hi all

I have been dabbling with some of the custom reports facilities on Hobbit, but I am having a bit of a problem with one of the reports I am trying to create.

I want to generate a report for the format

Server_name OS_version

Where OS_version is as seen on the info page.

I have tried this, hoping I can strip it down, but the Status field turns up empty.

#!/bin/sh

This uses the hobbit-statusreport.cgi to provide a list

of all non-green statuses with a brief summary of what is wrong.

. /usr/lib/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitcgi.cfg

exec /usr/lib/hobbit/server/bin/hobbit-statusreport.cgi
--column=info
--heading="OS Summary"
--show-message

Any ideas?

Regards Vernon

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linuxmasterjedi＠free.fr

4:56 a.m.

New subject: [hobbit] HowTo monitor log files

Hi,

Le Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:35:56 -0400, "Stuffle, David (Corporate)" <David.Stuffle at adesa.com> a écrit :

...

The client-local.cfg and the hobbit-clients.cfg need to be modified on the Hobbit server. You shouldn't have to change any files on the actual client side. Specify the file to monitor in client-local.cfg. Specify the color conditions in the hobbit-clients.cfg. See documentation in each file.

---client-local.cfg--- [server1] log:/var/log/messages:10240

---hobbit-client.cfg--- HOST=server1 LOG /var/log/messages abort COLOR=red

David

This have to be specified for each server? Sound strange... But thanks anyway for your help David. Gonna check it out today.

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HowTo monitor log files

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David.Stuffle＠adesa.com

Vernon.Everett＠woodside.com.au

This uses the hobbit-statusreport.cgi to provide a list

of all non-green statuses with a brief summary of what is wrong.

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