Re: lack of init scripts:
I think 12.04 is systemd-based now and not sysvinit or upstart based. You can look for a compatibility package in the Ubuntu repos (RHEL and OpenSUSE both have some form of compatibility for old-style init scripts along with systemd), or look into writing your own service file to have systemd start Xymon on boot:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Writing_custom_.service_files
Re: Not being able to start it from a shell:
Is anything showing up in the console? What are you getting on stdout?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry A. Rosen" <user-3b1a71d25d97@xymon.invalid>
To: xymon at xymon.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 12:49:46 PM
Subject: [Xymon] How to launch Xymon client on Ubuntu 12.04
There is no documentation regarding starting/configuring the client. Does the client run continuously (like a daemon) or is it run on-demand from the server? How do I start the client as I currently show no xymon processes in ps after installation? I tried running /usr/lib/xymon/client/bin/xymonclient-linux.sh, but it doesn't do anything but send a bunch of output to std out.
I notice there are no init.d startup scripts either.
The only info I'm getting from a monitored host is: conn, info, and trends, no cpu or disk, etc. How do I enable the other services?
The config help page states: "With the Xymon client running and reporting data into Xymon, you should see the cpu-, disk-, memory- and procs-columns appear" and does not mention what config files need to be edited to set host thresholds (/etc/localclient.cfg???)
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