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Hi,

I've just added the BBGHOST=2 setting to my hobbitserver.cfg file (running Hobbit Monitor 4.2-beta-20060605), and I was wondering if it is possible to create a warning in the hobbitd test when a ghost is detected ?

As I understand it, BBGHOST=1 will discard the message, and BBGHOST=2 will add a line to the hobbitd page (something like :

Ghost reports:
  129.175.65.105  reported host inf-stephane.ias.u-psud.fr)

I would like to be notified if someone sets up a hobbit client and 'forgets' to tell me.


By the way, what does the BBGHOST=0 option do ?
BBGHOSTS="0"                    # How to handle status messages from unknown hosts.
                                               # 0=accept message, 1=discard message, 2=discard message and log the event

If I use the setting 0, does the message get added somewhere (and if so, where ...) ?

Thanks,
Stephane


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On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 02:39:05PM +0200, Stephane Caminade wrote:

Not right now. The ghost reports do not change the color of the hobbitd
test, as you found out. I could make that an option, but I'll leave that
for later.

It's a left-over from the older Big Brother days, and it doesn't really
make much sense. In fact, I've removed the BBGHOSTS setting from the code recently and made it always behave as BBGHOSTS=2. There's also a
specific "Ghost report" tool now so you can view the ghosts sorted
by hostname, IP or age.


Regards,
Henrik