Cannot open directory from tasks.cfg 🔗 link

<user-4d3c8321d54f@xymon.invalid> wrote:

I assume the error is because tasks.cfg contains this:
# Include add-on modules.
directory /usr/pkg/share/xymon/xymonhome/etc/tasks.d

Which doesn't exist.

On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:19 PM, Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Tracy Di Marco White
<user-4d3c8321d54f@xymon.invalid> wrote:

I assume the error is because tasks.cfg contains this:
# Include add-on modules.
directory /usr/pkg/share/xymon/xymonhome/etc/tasks.d

Which doesn't exist.

This directory should be created by "make install" or by the package
definition (eg spec file, for RPM-based systems).  I'm guessing that
the "tasks.cfg" file was updated with the "include" but the installer
for BSD was not updated accordingly.

Actually, I think "make install" won't create this subdir either.

Is there documentation on using / setting up tasks.d?

"install.html" is included in the source, and should be in the
installed package.  You should be able to view it from the menu.  Or
here: http://xymon.org/xymon/help/install.html

On Wed, 19 Oct 2011, Tracy Di Marco White wrote:

On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:19 PM, Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Tracy Di Marco White
<user-4d3c8321d54f@xymon.invalid> wrote:

I assume the error is because tasks.cfg contains this:
# Include add-on modules.
directory /usr/pkg/share/xymon/xymonhome/etc/tasks.d

Which doesn't exist.

This directory should be created by "make install" or by the package
definition (eg spec file, for RPM-based systems).  I'm guessing that
the "tasks.cfg" file was updated with the "include" but the installer
for BSD was not updated accordingly.

Actually, I think "make install" won't create this subdir either.

Having pkgsrc create it is not a problem.

Is there documentation on using / setting up tasks.d?

"install.html" is included in the source, and should be in the
installed package.  You should be able to view it from the menu.  Or
here: http://xymon.org/xymon/help/install.html

I don't see anything there about tasks.d. I am somewhat familiar with hobbit, having run it for a while, but I'm trying to see what has changed and how to use new things in xymon. I'm starting by replacing my network test server. I just would like to know more about what tasks.d is for and how to use it. The same is likely true for other new features I just haven't gotten to yet.

Thanks,
Tracy

<user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid> wrote:

Hi, Tracy !

I've use the tasks.d/ for the usual task.cfg (ex-hobbitlaunch.cfg)
with the additional directory-directive

http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/manpages/man5/hosts.cfg.5.html

directory directoryname
 This tag is used to include all files in the named directory. Files are
included in alphabetical order. If there are sub- directories, these are
recursively included also. The following files are ignored: Files that begin
with a dot, files that end with a tilde, RCS files that end with ",v", RPM
package manager files ending in ".rpmsave" or ".rpmnew", DPKG package
manager files ending in ".dpkg-new" or ".dpkg-orig", and all special files
(devices, sockets, pipes etc).

This works for all (?) xymon-config-files ....

So you only needs to add yopur additional server-ext-tests in this directory
and they will be automaticly executed  ....

The advance is that you haven't  a big/very big task.cfg-file and it's
cleary arranged


cheers,
       martin


On Wed, 19 Oct 2011, Tracy Di Marco White wrote:

On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:19 PM, Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid>
wrote:

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Tracy Di Marco White
<user-4d3c8321d54f@xymon.invalid> wrote:

I assume the error is because tasks.cfg contains this:
# Include add-on modules.
directory /usr/pkg/share/xymon/xymonhome/etc/tasks.d

Which doesn't exist.

This directory should be created by "make install" or by the package
definition (eg spec file, for RPM-based systems).  I'm guessing that
the "tasks.cfg" file was updated with the "include" but the installer
for BSD was not updated accordingly.

Actually, I think "make install" won't create this subdir either.

Having pkgsrc create it is not a problem.

Is there documentation on using / setting up tasks.d?

"install.html" is included in the source, and should be in the
installed package.  You should be able to view it from the menu.  Or
here: http://xymon.org/xymon/help/install.html

I don't see anything there about tasks.d. I am somewhat familiar with
hobbit, having run it for a while, but I'm trying to see what has changed
and how to use new things in xymon. I'm starting by replacing my network
test server. I just would like to know more about what tasks.d is for and
how to use it. The same is likely true for other new features I just haven't
gotten to yet.

Thanks,
Tracy