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list Asif Iqbal · Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:13:05 -0400 ·
Hi All

Seems like BBALPHAMSG is being ignored by hobbit-4.1.1 server. I have a
script that were able to scan the content of BBAPLHAMSG before sending
page. But it is not working anymore ever since I upgraded the hobbitd
server.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Thanks

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list Asif Iqbal · Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:42:26 -0400 ·
quoted from Asif Iqbal
On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 10:13:05AM, Asif Iqbal wrote:
Hi All

Seems like BBALPHAMSG is being ignored by hobbit-4.1.1 server. I have a
I was wrong. BBALPHAMSG is still part of hobbit-4.1.1 but it only keeps
the status logs. Is that mean all msgs files are coming in as data log?

In that case what variable do I use with my ALERT scripts to scan msgs
data?

Thanks
quoted from Asif Iqbal
script that were able to scan the content of BBAPLHAMSG before sending
page. But it is not working anymore ever since I upgraded the hobbitd
server.
-- 
Asif Iqbal
PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu
"..there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit...try
 to be in the first group;...less competition there."  - Indira Gandhi
list Henrik Størner · Thu, 1 Sep 2005 22:27:21 +0200 ·
quoted from Asif Iqbal
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 03:42:26PM -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote:
On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 10:13:05AM, Asif Iqbal wrote:
Seems like BBALPHAMSG is being ignored by hobbit-4.1.1 server. I have a
I was wrong. BBALPHAMSG is still part of hobbit-4.1.1 but it only keeps
the status logs. Is that mean all msgs files are coming in as data log?

In that case what variable do I use with my ALERT scripts to scan msgs
data?
I've lost track of what you want to do.

BBALPHAMSG contains the text in a Hobbit "status" message, which is the
only thing that can trigger an alert.

Are you referring to the data for a "msgs" status column ? The Hobbit 
client does not implement data collection for the "msgs" column, so 
that can never trigger an alert. Until I've found a good way of doing
system log monitoring, you can use some of the BB add-on scripts from
deadcat.net - these should generate a normal status message and hence
show up in the normal way for your alerts (including BBALPHAMSG).


Henrik
list Asif Iqbal · Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:40:08 -0400 ·
quoted from Henrik Størner
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 10:27:21PM, Henrik Stoerner wrote:
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 03:42:26PM -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote:
On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 10:13:05AM, Asif Iqbal wrote:
Seems like BBALPHAMSG is being ignored by hobbit-4.1.1 server. I have a
I was wrong. BBALPHAMSG is still part of hobbit-4.1.1 but it only keeps
the status logs. Is that mean all msgs files are coming in as data log?
In that case what variable do I use with my ALERT scripts to scan msgs
data?
I've lost track of what you want to do.

BBALPHAMSG contains the text in a Hobbit "status" message, which is the
only thing that can trigger an alert.

Are you referring to the data for a "msgs" status column ? The Hobbit 
I think so. In hobbit-4.0.4 and below, if a client has the word 'core
dump' in the WARNING line of its /var/adm/messages file I would ignore
that ALERT. But since hobbit-4.1.1 it is failing. 
So I think you already answered why it is failing.

Thanks for building such a good tool which does exactly what it suppose to do,
does it well.
quoted from Henrik Størner

client does not implement data collection for the "msgs" column, so that can never trigger an alert. Until I've found a good way of doing
system log monitoring, you can use some of the BB add-on scripts from
deadcat.net - these should generate a normal status message and hence
show up in the normal way for your alerts (including BBALPHAMSG).


Henrik

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Asif Iqbal
PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu
"..there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit...try
 to be in the first group;...less competition there."  - Indira Gandhi