Msgs - No log data available 🔗 link

Hello Hob-sters,

I have been testing my Hobbit server [4.1.2p1] for a number of weeks now.
Its working great and everything is going well so far with my test criteria.
I am wondering how do I fix the service type "msgs" that continues to be
clear on my hobbit server. The status is reporting the following: "No log
data available; The client did not report any logfile data." Not certain why
but I am running Debian 3.1 (stable) and I am using the server 4.1.2pl1 .deb
from sourceforge. Do I need the hobbitclient .deb to fix this? Its not a
huge issue but something I am trying to figure out. Its probably really
simple too. Sooo...

Looking at the hobbitlaunch.cfg, the hobbitserver.cfg and hobbitclient.sh I
can see and follow the scripts with the resulting tests to a msg.txt file
created in $BBHOME/TMP but its not getting back to the hobbit display that
is showing clear and what I have typed above. ie: no log data...

I have noticed a runclient.sh 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 getting the data but its not going to the
display for what ever reason. So any input is appreciated.

Thanks in advance for responding to my questions.

PS. I did send this earlier but I did not get a email from the list server
indicating a post. So here it is again.

Todd Costa
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Hello Hob-sters,

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.

I am not certain if my platform is the issue but I am running Debian 3.1
(stable) and I have used the server 4.1.2pl1 .deb package from sourceforge.
Do I need the hobbitclient .deb to fix this? Its not a huge issue but it is
something I am trying to figure out. Its probably really simple to resolve
but I just haven't found it. Sooo...

Here's what I have looked at:

Looking at the hobbitlaunch.cfg, the hobbitserver.cfg and hobbitclient.sh I
can see and follow the scripts with the resulting tests to a file called

msg.txt file created in $BBHOME/TMP but its not getting back to the hobbit
display that is showing clear. ie: no log data...

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.

Thanks in advance for responding to my questions.

PS. I did send this email earlier but I did not get an email response from

the list server indicating a post. So here it is again.


Todd Costa
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Costa, Todd (DMH) wrote:

This is "normal" as the hobbit client currently does not support 
reporting the msgs column.

Hi Todd,

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

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.

"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

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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