Msgs - No log data available

Henrik and Charles J.,

OK, that's great. I thought I was missing something in my config. And I will
look at deadcat next for logging tools for the server side. In reading your
replies, I just figured out the MSG.txt file. It is called from the procs
column from a link at the bottom of that page. So that clears up my
hobbitclient "no data from client" thought. Really, I just needed a slight
kick from you guys to figure it out.

Thanks for the quick responses.

Todd

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Hi Todd,

On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 11:34:36AM -0500, Costa, Todd (DMH) wrote:

I have been testing my Hobbit server [4.1.2p1] for a number of weeks now.
Its working great so far with my test criteria. I am wondering how do I fix
the service "msgs" that continues to stay clear on my hobbit server. The
status message is reporting the following: "No log data available; The
client did not report any logfile data." All other tests are working.

The hobbit client currently does not do any logfile checking, hence it
reports a "No log data" and a clear status for the "msgs" column.

If you must have logfile monitoring now, either look for a script on
www.deadcat.net (I think there are some), or implement your own check
and add it to the client/bin/hobbitclient-OSNAME.sh script so it
generates a "[msgs]" section with the stuff you want in the "msgs"
status column. Hobbit will pick up any "&clear", "&red" or "&yellow"
items you put in there, and change the color of the status accordingly.

I have noticed a runclient.sh in the client folder but don't see where its
launched or referenced in the cfg files at this point. Would this be the
piece I am missing in my configuration? It appears to be producing the data
but its not going to the display. So any input is appreciated.

"runclient.sh" is the startup script for a client-only installation. It
is not used on the Hobbit server, where the hobbitclient.sh script is
run via the hobbitlaunch.cfg file.


Regards,
Henrik