A simple ps -ef | grep xymon will show what xymon processes are running
and which user is running them.
Look for 2 instances of xymonlaunch.
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com]
On Behalf Of Pavel Traian
Sent: 23 February 2012 12:03
To: xymon at xymon.com; Steven Carr
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
This is my original question.
If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help.
I don't know where to check and what to check.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM
Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to
indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon
client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on
your system starting up a second instance of the client?
Steve
On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
wrote:
Hi,
I have manually compiled it.
I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start
command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg)
Here you have the commands i gave:
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f *
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 0
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd ..
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start
Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 44
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 84
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but
after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file.
Why does it happen? What do i do wrong?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one
of the RPMs that others have built?
If you did it manually then in your init script add
--hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map
to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh).
Steve
On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
Hi,
I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in
the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname".
I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the
first message.
I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be
only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; >
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >, xymon at xymon.com
<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM
To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to
be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches
with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg.
Steve
On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
Hi,
If i want to use the short name how do i proceed?
What config files from the client installation should I modify?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; >
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >, xymon at xymon.com
<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM
On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in
/etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the
FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs:
sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname
-f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon
Steve
On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
Hi,
I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not
otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk,
cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server
receives the client data report).
But the client seems to send the data report using the
FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client.
How can i do to prevent it.
Regards,
Traian.
Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in
~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ?
A little clarification: ghost clients are generally
clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not
configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64
server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the
Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is
there
diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files
in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
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