So, not to point out the obvious, but you are executing the xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop hostname testname" command on the actual xymon server, correct?

Next, check the hosts.cfg file. The drop command syntax is "drop hostname testname". Make sure the hostname portion matches what is on the line in your hosts file where the unwelcome purple test exists.

So if your hosts line is: 0.0.0.0 myserver # foo bar etc

Make sure you're using: xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop myserver bbd"

Not: xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop myserver.example.com bbd"

Something else you might try, if your host is actually listed as its FQDN..

If your hosts.cfg file is 0.0.0.0 myserver.example.com # foo bar etc

Try: xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop myserver,example,com bbd"

Also, there would also be data for a bbd test in the following additional locations:

• data/histlogs/myserver_example_com/bbd/
• data/rrd/myserver.example.com/ (look for something "tcp.bbd.rrd")

Hopefully by manually deleting the data already, you haven't shot yourself in the foot in terms of this command working successfully. i.e., it sees the first location was empty, so it assumes everything has already been done and stops early

Erik D. Schminke | Associate Systems Programmer Hormel Foods Corporation | One Hormel Place | Austin, MN 55912 Phone: (507) 434-6817 edschminke at hormel.com | www.hormelfoods.com