Hello,
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
(Some way to set proxy parameters for all http tests, is what I'm looking for.)
Thanks,
glauber
On 10/4/2016 5:55 AM, Ribeiro, Glauber wrote:
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
I spent some time a couple of years ago digging into http proxy support in xymonnet. I am not aware of any way to do what you want.
-- Do things because you should, not just because you can.
John Thurston 907-465-8591 John.Thurston at alaska.gov Enterprise Technology Services Department of Administration State of Alaska
On 10/4/2016 4:00 PM, John Thurston wrote:
On 10/4/2016 5:55 AM, Ribeiro, Glauber wrote:
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
I spent some time a couple of years ago digging into http proxy support in xymonnet. I am not aware of any way to do what you want.
I agree this would be a useful feature, defined at either the global or host/defaulthost level.
It's not something available as-is, but I think there may be a way to patch that in in the future.
Regards,
-jc
Adding support for proxy configuration in environment variables in a future version, may be nice. Probably not a high priority.
g
-----Original Message----- From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Japheth Cleaver Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 11:49 To: Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
On 10/4/2016 4:00 PM, John Thurston wrote:
On 10/4/2016 5:55 AM, Ribeiro, Glauber wrote:
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
I spent some time a couple of years ago digging into http proxy support in xymonnet. I am not aware of any way to do what you want.
I agree this would be a useful feature, defined at either the global or host/defaulthost level.
It's not something available as-is, but I think there may be a way to patch that in in the future.
Regards,
-jc
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
This isn't the first time this has come up. I recently wrestled with this. Rather than have to manage several hundred entries to include the proxy info, I had to ask that my monitoring server be allowed an exemption. It would be REALLY helpful if xymon would either pick up an environment variable (like use the system http_proxy setting) or allow users to set a default proxy to use.
=G=
From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of Ribeiro, Glauber <glauber.ribeiro at experian.com> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 4:16 PM To: Xymon Mailing List Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
Adding support for proxy configuration in environment variables in a future version, may be nice. Probably not a high priority.
g
-----Original Message----- From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Japheth Cleaver Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 11:49 To: Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
On 10/4/2016 4:00 PM, John Thurston wrote:
On 10/4/2016 5:55 AM, Ribeiro, Glauber wrote:
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
I spent some time a couple of years ago digging into http proxy support in xymonnet. I am not aware of any way to do what you want.
I agree this would be a useful feature, defined at either the global or host/defaulthost level.
It's not something available as-is, but I think there may be a way to patch that in in the future.
Regards,
-jc
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Yes, because among other things, we're living in a time when "getting an exception" is becoming exponentially harder.
-----Original Message----- From: Galen Johnson [mailto:Galen.Johnson at sas.com] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 19:51 To: Ribeiro, Glauber <glauber.ribeiro at experian.com>; Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
This isn't the first time this has come up. I recently wrestled with this. Rather than have to manage several hundred entries to include the proxy info, I had to ask that my monitoring server be allowed an exemption. It would be REALLY helpful if xymon would either pick up an environment variable (like use the system http_proxy setting) or allow users to set a default proxy to use.
=G=
From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of Ribeiro, Glauber <glauber.ribeiro at experian.com> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 4:16 PM To: Xymon Mailing List Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
Adding support for proxy configuration in environment variables in a future version, may be nice. Probably not a high priority.
g
-----Original Message----- From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Japheth Cleaver Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 11:49 To: Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
On 10/4/2016 4:00 PM, John Thurston wrote:
On 10/4/2016 5:55 AM, Ribeiro, Glauber wrote:
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
I spent some time a couple of years ago digging into http proxy support in xymonnet. I am not aware of any way to do what you want.
I agree this would be a useful feature, defined at either the global or host/defaulthost level.
It's not something available as-is, but I think there may be a way to patch that in in the future.
Regards,
-jc
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
And the supported syntax for adding proxy information to the URL is unfortunate, in that it is hard to read, hard to maintain, and exposes login secrets in multiple places.
-----Original Message----- From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Ribeiro, Glauber Sent: Friday, October 07, 2016 07:56 To: Galen Johnson <Galen.Johnson at sas.com>; Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
Yes, because among other things, we're living in a time when "getting an exception" is becoming exponentially harder.
-----Original Message----- From: Galen Johnson [mailto:Galen.Johnson at sas.com] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 19:51 To: Ribeiro, Glauber <glauber.ribeiro at experian.com>; Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
This isn't the first time this has come up. I recently wrestled with this. Rather than have to manage several hundred entries to include the proxy info, I had to ask that my monitoring server be allowed an exemption. It would be REALLY helpful if xymon would either pick up an environment variable (like use the system http_proxy setting) or allow users to set a default proxy to use.
=G=
From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of Ribeiro, Glauber <glauber.ribeiro at experian.com> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2016 4:16 PM To: Xymon Mailing List Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
Adding support for proxy configuration in environment variables in a future version, may be nice. Probably not a high priority.
g
-----Original Message----- From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Japheth Cleaver Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 11:49 To: Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Global setting for http proxy
On 10/4/2016 4:00 PM, John Thurston wrote:
On 10/4/2016 5:55 AM, Ribeiro, Glauber wrote:
Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there a way to set proxy parameters (URL, user, password) for xymon globally, instead of having to do it on each http URL?
I spent some time a couple of years ago digging into http proxy support in xymonnet. I am not aware of any way to do what you want.
I agree this would be a useful feature, defined at either the global or host/defaulthost level.
It's not something available as-is, but I think there may be a way to patch that in in the future.
Regards,
-jc
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
Xymon mailing list Xymon at xymon.com http://lists.xymon.com/mailman/listinfo/xymon
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cleaver＠terabithia.org
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Galen.Johnson＠sas.com
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glauber.ribeiro＠experian.com
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john.thurston＠alaska.gov