ext script does not run on client restart

On Sun, 5 Mar 2017, Root, Paul T wrote:

Did you look in your $XYMONCLIENTHOME/logs/hobbit-patch.sh log file? Probably should rename that .log.

Nothing in there at all, as the task is never run :(

Also, you could just do a $XYMONCLIENTHOME/bin/xymoncmd $XYMONCLIENT/HOME/ext/hobbit-patch.sh to get it to run.

Ah - now this may be a good idea. Let me try and get back to you!

Thanks Paul

Iain

-----Original Message-----
From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Iain M Conochie
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2017 3:09 PM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: [Xymon] ext script does not run on client restart

Hi

  I have an ext script to check for the status of available patches on
my hosts. Once I have updated the patches, I restart the xymon-client so
that the test will go green again. Occasionally the ext script will not
run on restart. Is there a way I can debug what the xymon client is
choosing to run? How does xymon track the interval after a restart? My
clientlaunch fragment looks like:

[patches]
        ENVFILE $XYMONCLIENTHOME/etc/xymonclient.cfg
        CMD $XYMONCLIENTHOME/ext/hobbit-patch.sh
        LOGFILE $XYMONCLIENTHOME/logs/hobbit-patch.sh
        INTERVAL 6h

Client version:

ii  xymon-client                   4.3.17-6+deb8u1          amd64
client for the Xymon network monitor


Thanks for any advice!

Iain

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