HowTo monitor log files

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list L.M.J · Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:53:08 +0200 ·

Hi,

  I'm trying to monitor LOG files on a Linux OS via the Hobbit client
monitor 4.2.0. I have some issue : file information are not send back to
the server. I've checked the ML & the conf file :
     #                             ************ IMPORTANT ***************
     #   To monitor a logfile, you *MUST* configure both client-local.cfg
     #   and hobbit-clients.cfg. If you configure only the client-local.cfg
     #   file, the client will collect the log data and you can view it in
     #   the "client data" display, but it will not affect the color of the
     #   "msgs" status. On the other hand, if you configure only the
     #   hobbit-clients.cfg file, then there will be no log data to inspect,
     #   and you will not see any updates of the "msgs" status either.

  BTW, client-local.cfg & hobbit-clients.cfg does not exist anymore ;).
Anyway, I put this on my client side localclient.cfg file :

        # FILE Check
        FILE /var/log/messages  SIZE>0 MTIME<1200 yellow
        FILE /var/log/messages  red     "timed out!"
        FILE /var/log/messages  red     "abort!"

        # LOG
        LOG %/var/log/messages %(I/O|read).error COLOR=red

 ll /var/log/messages
   -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5530 May 29 16:25 /var/log/messages

  Hobbit is in the "adm" group, it can read the file. So why my Hobbit
server keep saying "No files checked" ?

   Thanks by advance!

list Benoit List · Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:34:19 +0200 ·

Hello guys,
I encounter the same problem that "linuxmasterjedi" :s
My hobbit server says also "No files checked"

Do you have a good advise for this problem embarrassing ???

Thanks by advance

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

2008/6/2 L.M.J <user-78bb6d5d9024@xymon.invalid>:

▸ quoted from L.M.J

Hi,

 I'm trying to monitor LOG files on a Linux OS via the Hobbit client
monitor 4.2.0. I have some issue : file information are not send back to
the server. I've checked the ML & the conf file :
    #                             ************ IMPORTANT ***************
    #   To monitor a logfile, you *MUST* configure both client-local.cfg
    #   and hobbit-clients.cfg. If you configure only the client-local.cfg
    #   file, the client will collect the log data and you can view it in
    #   the "client data" display, but it will not affect the color of the
    #   "msgs" status. On the other hand, if you configure only the
    #   hobbit-clients.cfg file, then there will be no log data to inspect,
    #   and you will not see any updates of the "msgs" status either.

 BTW, client-local.cfg & hobbit-clients.cfg does not exist anymore ;).
Anyway, I put this on my client side localclient.cfg file :

       # FILE Check
       FILE /var/log/messages  SIZE>0 MTIME<1200 yellow
       FILE /var/log/messages  red     "timed out!"
       FILE /var/log/messages  red     "abort!"

       # LOG
       LOG %/var/log/messages %(I/O|read).error COLOR=red

 ll /var/log/messages
  -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5530 May 29 16:25 /var/log/messages

 Hobbit is in the "adm" group, it can read the file. So why my Hobbit
server keep saying "No files checked" ?

  Thanks by advance!

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list David Stuffle · Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:35:56 -0400 ·

The client-local.cfg and the hobbit-clients.cfg need to be modified on
the Hobbit server.  You shouldn't have to change any files on the actual
client side.  Specify the file to monitor in client-local.cfg.  Specify
the color conditions in the hobbit-clients.cfg.  See documentation in
each file.
 
---client-local.cfg---
[server1]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
 
 
---hobbit-client.cfg---
HOST=server1
        LOG /var/log/messages abort COLOR=red
 
David

▸ quoted from Benoit List



From: Benoit list [mailto:user-10bc022b8217@xymon.invalid] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:34 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] HowTo monitor log files


Hello guys,
I encounter the same problem that "linuxmasterjedi" :s
My hobbit server says also "No files checked"

Do you have a good advise for this problem embarrassing ???

Thanks by advance

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++


2008/6/2 L.M.J <user-78bb6d5d9024@xymon.invalid>:


	Hi,
	
	 I'm trying to monitor LOG files on a Linux OS via the Hobbit
client
	monitor 4.2.0. I have some issue : file information are not send
back to
	the server. I've checked the ML & the conf file :
	    #                             ************ IMPORTANT
***************
	    #   To monitor a logfile, you *MUST* configure both
client-local.cfg
	    #   and hobbit-clients.cfg. If you configure only the
client-local.cfg
	    #   file, the client will collect the log data and you can
view it in
	    #   the "client data" display, but it will not affect the
color of the
	    #   "msgs" status. On the other hand, if you configure only
the
	    #   hobbit-clients.cfg file, then there will be no log data
to inspect,
	    #   and you will not see any updates of the "msgs" status
either.
	
	 BTW, client-local.cfg & hobbit-clients.cfg does not exist
anymore ;).
	Anyway, I put this on my client side localclient.cfg file :
	
	       # FILE Check
	       FILE /var/log/messages  SIZE>0 MTIME<1200 yellow
	       FILE /var/log/messages  red     "timed out!"
	       FILE /var/log/messages  red     "abort!"
	
	       # LOG
	       LOG %/var/log/messages %(I/O|read).error COLOR=red
	
	 ll /var/log/messages
	  -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5530 May 29 16:25 /var/log/messages
	
	 Hobbit is in the "adm" group, it can read the file. So why my
Hobbit
	server keep saying "No files checked" ?
	
	  Thanks by advance!
	
	
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list Vernon Everett · Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:19:31 +0800 ·

Hi all
 I have been dabbling with some of the custom reports facilities on
Hobbit, but I am having a bit of a problem with one of the reports I am
trying to create.
 I want to generate a report for the format
 Server_name    OS_version
 Where OS_version is as seen on the info page.  I have tried this, hoping I can strip it down, but the Status field
turns up empty.
 #!/bin/sh
 # This uses the hobbit-statusreport.cgi to provide a list
# of all non-green statuses with a brief summary of what is wrong.
 . /usr/lib/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitcgi.cfg
  exec /usr/lib/hobbit/server/bin/hobbit-statusreport.cgi \
        --column=info \
        --heading="OS Summary" \
        --show-message

 Any ideas?
 Regards
     Vernon

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list L.M.J · Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:56:11 +0200 ·

Hi,

Le Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:35:56 -0400,

▸ quoted from David Stuffle

"Stuffle, David (Corporate)" <user-b750360cbb5f@xymon.invalid> a écrit :

The client-local.cfg and the hobbit-clients.cfg need to be modified on
the Hobbit server.  You shouldn't have to change any files on the actual
client side.  Specify the file to monitor in client-local.cfg.  Specify
the color conditions in the hobbit-clients.cfg.  See documentation in
each file.
 
---client-local.cfg---
[server1]
log:/var/log/messages:10240
 
 
---hobbit-client.cfg---
HOST=server1
        LOG /var/log/messages abort COLOR=red
 
David

This have to be specified for each server? Sound strange... But thanks anyway for your help David. Gonna
check it out today.

 CU

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