Critical hosts page does not work
list Ken Connell
Xymon ver 4.3.28
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Ken Connell
Senior Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)
No matter what I try to add hosts to the Critical hosts page, nothing ever shows up.
critical.cfg always remains 0 bytes (has the same rights as other config files in the same dir).
How do I troubleshoot this ?
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Ken Connell
Senior Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)
list Jeremy Laidman
Hi Ken
To be honest, I generally modify my critical.cfg file directly (using vi) rather than through the web interface.
A few things you could check:
- confirm that it's writable by the user that runs your web server (eg "sudo -u apache touch critical.cfg")
- check your webserver logs for errors
- run the CGI from the command line to simulate a browser, and see if there are any errors; something like:
SCRIPT_NAME=. REQUEST_METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING='HOSTNAME=localhost&SERVICE=conn' /usr/share/xymon/cgi-bin/criticalview.sh --env=/usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg --debug >/dev/null
(Copy the QUERY_STRING from your browser's location bar, after attempting an update)
Cheers
Jeremy
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On Wed, 11 Sept 2024 at 03:09, Ken Connell <user-db108f93c7f6@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Xymon ver 4.3.28No matter what I try to add hosts to the Critical hosts page, nothing ever shows up.critical.cfg always remains 0 bytes (has the same rights as other config files in the same dir).How do I troubleshoot this ?
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Ken Connell
Senior Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)
list Ralph Mitchell
The web server log may have some useful information too.
Ralph Mitchell
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On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:44 PM Jeremy Laidman <user-0608abae5e7c@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi KenTo be honest, I generally modify my critical.cfg file directly (using vi) rather than through the web interface.A few things you could check:- confirm that it's writable by the user that runs your web server (eg "sudo -u apache touch critical.cfg")- check your webserver logs for errors- run the CGI from the command line to simulate a browser, and see if there are any errors; something like:SCRIPT_NAME=. REQUEST_METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING='HOSTNAME=localhost&SERVICE=conn' /usr/share/xymon/cgi-bin/criticalview.sh --env=/usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg --debug >/dev/null(Copy the QUERY_STRING from your browser's location bar, after attempting an update)CheersJeremyOn Wed, 11 Sept 2024 at 03:09, Ken Connell <user-db108f93c7f6@xymon.invalid> wrote:Xymon ver 4.3.28No matter what I try to add hosts to the Critical hosts page, nothing ever shows up.critical.cfg always remains 0 bytes (has the same rights as other config files in the same dir).How do I troubleshoot this ?
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Ken Connell
Senior Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)
list Ken Connell
Thank you for the help, yeah it was a "rights issue" that I thought I had already corrected.
I was focused on "xymon logs" and didn't even think to check httpd logs, duh.
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On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:48 PM Ralph M <user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid> wrote:
The web server log may have some useful information too.Ralph MitchellOn Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:44 PM Jeremy Laidman <user-0608abae5e7c@xymon.invalid> wrote:Hi KenTo be honest, I generally modify my critical.cfg file directly (using vi) rather than through the web interface.A few things you could check:- confirm that it's writable by the user that runs your web server (eg "sudo -u apache touch critical.cfg")- check your webserver logs for errors- run the CGI from the command line to simulate a browser, and see if there are any errors; something like:SCRIPT_NAME=. REQUEST_METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING='HOSTNAME=localhost&SERVICE=conn' /usr/share/xymon/cgi-bin/criticalview.sh --env=/usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg --debug >/dev/null(Copy the QUERY_STRING from your browser's location bar, after attempting an update)CheersJeremyOn Wed, 11 Sept 2024 at 03:09, Ken Connell <user-db108f93c7f6@xymon.invalid> wrote:Xymon ver 4.3.28No matter what I try to add hosts to the Critical hosts page, nothing ever shows up.critical.cfg always remains 0 bytes (has the same rights as other config files in the same dir).How do I troubleshoot this ?
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Ken Connell
Senior Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)