Ghost client problems
list Pavel Traian
Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Jamison Maxwell
Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
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-----Original Message-----
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Pavel Traian
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:52 AM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
list Pavel Traian
Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian.
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Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ?
A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Steven Carr
On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve
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On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Pavel Traian
Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian.
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--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM
On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs:
sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon
Steve
On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report).
But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client.
How can i do to prevent it.
Regards,
Traian.
Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ?
A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there
diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
list Steven Carr
To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve
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On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>* wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve
On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;
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wrote:Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;
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wrote:From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Pavel Traian
Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:
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-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt?
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Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM
To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg.
Steve
On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
If i want to use the short name how do i proceed?
What config files from the client installation should I modify?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM
On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs:
sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon
Steve
On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report).
But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client.
How can i do to prevent it.
Regards,
Traian.
Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ?
A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there
diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
list Steven Carr
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built? If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh). Steve
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On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>* wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve
On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;
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wrote:Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian.
--- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;
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* wrote:From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote:From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Pavel Traian
Hi, I have manually compiled it. I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg) Here you have the commands i gave: [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f * [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 0 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd .. [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1 [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 44 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 84 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file. Why does it happen? What do i do wrong?
▸
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built?
If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh).
Steve
On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname".
I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message.
I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there
diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
list Steven Carr
Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client? Steve
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On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, I have manually compiled it. I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg) Here you have the commands i gave: [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f * [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 0 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd .. [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1 [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 44 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 84 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file. Why does it happen? What do i do wrong? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>* wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Cc: xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built? If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh). Steve On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;* wrote:From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;* wrote:From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote:From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Pavel Traian
Hi, This is my original question. If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help. I don't know where to check and what to check.
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Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM
Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client?
Steve
On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have manually compiled it.
I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg)
Here you have the commands i gave:
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f *
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 0
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd ..
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start
Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 44
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 84
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file.
Why does it happen? What do i do wrong?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr
<user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built?
If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh).
Steve
On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname".
I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message.
I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there
diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
list Steven Carr
What processes are running or have open files containing xymon... ps -ef | grep xymon lsof | grep xymon If any of those processes are not the ones you have started (or are running as root) then that is your culprit. Steve
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On 23 February 2012 12:03, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, This is my original question. If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help. I don't know where to check and what to check. Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>* wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client? Steve On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, I have manually compiled it. I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg) Here you have the commands i gave: [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f * [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 0 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd .. [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1 [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 44 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 84 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file. Why does it happen? What do i do wrong? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;* wrote:From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;Cc: xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built? If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh). Steve On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;* wrote:From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On *Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;* wrote:From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>;Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>;wrote:Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote:From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Chris Morris
A simple ps -ef | grep xymon will show what xymon processes are running and which user is running them. Look for 2 instances of xymonlaunch.
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From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com]
On Behalf Of Pavel Traian
Sent: 23 February 2012 12:03
To: xymon at xymon.com; Steven Carr
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Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Hi, This is my original question. If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help. I don't know where to check and what to check. Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client? Steve On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, I have manually compiled it. I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg) Here you have the commands i gave: [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f * [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 0 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd .. [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1 [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 44 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 84 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file. Why does it happen? What do i do wrong? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Cc: xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built? If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh). Steve On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >, xymon at xymon.com
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<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >, xymon at xymon.com
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<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >
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Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com
<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the
Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
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list Pavel Traian
Hi, I have removed the second instance and it works ok now. Thanks for your time.
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Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:15 PM
What processes are running or have open files containing xymon...
ps -ef | grep xymon
lsof | grep xymon
If any of those processes are not the ones you have started (or are running as root) then that is your culprit.
Steve
On 23 February 2012 12:03, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
This is my original question.
If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help.
I don't know where to check and what to check.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM
Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client?
Steve
On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have manually compiled it.
I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg)
Here you have the commands i gave:
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f *
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 0
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd ..
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start
Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 44
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 84
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file.
Why does it happen? What do i do wrong?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr
<user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built?
If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh).
Steve
On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname".
I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message.
I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there
diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it right?
Regards,
Traian.
list Jamison Maxwell
To be honest, I just use the FQDN in hosts.cfg, but when the FQDN is long enough that it doesn't look very pretty in the display, I correct it with the #CLIENT tag in hosts.cfg... Jamison Maxwell user-87d336c3dce6@xymon.invalid
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Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, I have removed the second instance and it works ok now. Thanks for your time. Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Cc: xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:15 PM What processes are running or have open files containing xymon... ps -ef | grep xymon lsof | grep xymon If any of those processes are not the ones you have started (or are running as root) then that is your culprit. Steve On 23 February 2012 12:03, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid</mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>> wrote: Hi, This is my original question. If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help. I don't know where to check and what to check. Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid</mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid</mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid</mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>, xymon at xymon.com</mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client? Steve On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: Hi, I have manually compiled it. I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg) Here you have the commands i gave: [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f * [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 0 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd .. [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1 [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 44 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 84 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file. Why does it happen? What do i do wrong? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>>; Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; Cc: xymon at xymon.com<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built? If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh). Steve On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>>; Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>>; Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>;, xymon at xymon.com<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote: Hi,
I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com<http://otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com>;. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report).
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But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>>; Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
list Pavel Traian
Hi, That one i have solved it, but.... Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user. On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok. On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here: [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1 xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2 root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon 3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l total 36 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why. Can you please give me a hint? Regards, Traian.
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--- On Thu, 2/23/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Cc: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:17 PM
A simple ps -ef | grep xymon will show what xymon processes are running and which user is running them.
Look for 2 instances of xymonlaunch.
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Pavel Traian
Sent: 23 February 2012 12:03
To: xymon at xymon.com; Steven Carr
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
This is my original question.
If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help.
I don't know where to check and what to check.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM
Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client?
Steve
On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have manually compiled it.
I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg)
Here you have the commands i gave:
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f *
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 0
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd ..
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start
Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 44
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 84
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file.
Why does it happen? What do i do wrong?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built?
If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh).
Steve
On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname".
I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message.
I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon
41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon
xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1
root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon
xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM
To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg.
Steve
On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
If i want to use the short name how do i proceed?
What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM
On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs:
sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon
Steve
On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report).
But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client.
How can i do to prevent it.
Regards,
Traian.
Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ?
A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com Date:
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon
client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its'
page is OK(the client is there
diplayed
with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this
time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on
the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks
something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it
right?
Regards,
Traian.
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list Pavel Traian
Hi, I keep receiving email alerts from Xymon for a conn failure happened during the week-end. I don't know how to stop it(The conn is green for a while now but i keep receive this messages). Regards, Traian.
list Chris Morris
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server? Are the client and server on the same or different hosts? Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there? Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
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From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid] Sent: 27 February 2012 12:05 To: xymon at xymon.com; Morris, Chris (SS-IS) Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Hi, That one i have solved it, but.... Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user. On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok. On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here: [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1 xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2 root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon 3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l total 36 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why. Can you please give me a hint? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com Cc: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:17 PM A simple ps -ef | grep xymon will show what xymon processes are running and which user is running them. Look for 2 instances of xymonlaunch. From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Pavel Traian Sent: 23 February 2012 12:03 To: xymon at xymon.com; Steven Carr Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Hi, This is my original question. If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help. I don't know where to check and what to check. Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client? Steve On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote: Hi, I have manually compiled it. I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg) Here you have the commands i gave: [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f * [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 0 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd .. [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1 [xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 44 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l total 84 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223 [xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file. Why does it happen? What do i do wrong? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Cc: xymon at xymon.com Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built? If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh). Steve On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: Hi, I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname". I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message. I have these files in tmp folder:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg. Steve On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: Hi, If i want to use the short name how do i proceed? What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards, Traian. --- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>; > Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >, xymon at xymon.com <http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com> Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs: sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon Steve On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote: Hi, I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report). But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client. How can i do to prevent it. Regards, Traian. Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ? A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid <http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; > wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
<http://mc/compose?to=user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>; >
Subject: Ghost client problems To: xymon at xymon.com
<http://mc/compose?to=xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi, I have installed a xymon client on a CentOS 6 x64 server. Everything looks good except the fact that even the
Xymon
server receives data and its' page is OK(the client is there diplayed with its' short name) i have the same client displayed in Ghost Clients(this time with its' FQDN). I have checked on the client and i have too many files in xymon/client/tmp folder. It looks something like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17 logfetch.otpproxy1.status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681 It seems like the client is started al least twice.... How can I set it right? Regards, Traian.
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Hi, Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server? I don't have anything under ghost report. Are the client and server on the same or different hosts? They are running on different hosts. Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server Yes it is pointing the correct address and port. How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there? When the client functioned(the test were green in xymon server) correctly i saw two more files there logfetch.clientname.cfg and logfetch.clientname.status. Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs? I see no errors. Regards, Traian.
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--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:49 PM
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there?
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid] Sent: 27 February 2012 12:05
To: xymon at xymon.com; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
That one i have solved it, but....
Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user.
On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok.
On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here:
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon
xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid
xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1
xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon
3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l
total 36
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]#
As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why.
Can you please give me a hint?
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com
Cc: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:17 PM
A simple ps -ef | grep xymon will show what xymon processes are running and which user is running them.
Look for 2 instances of xymonlaunch.
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Pavel Traian
Sent: 23 February 2012 12:03
To: xymon at xymon.com; Steven Carr
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
This is my original question.
If i knew the answer i shouldn't ask for help.
I don't know where to check and what to check.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:43 PM
Why are the FQDN named files owned by root? this would seem to indicate that root is running commands to output those files? xymon client should be running as the xymon user only. Is something else on your system starting up a second instance of the client?
Steve
On 23 February 2012 11:30, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have manually compiled it.
I start it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start command.(otpproxy1 is the client name in hosts.cfg)
Here you have the commands i gave:
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ rm -f *
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 0
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ cd ..
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ ./runclient.sh --hostname=otpproxy1 start
Xymon client for linux started on otpproxy1
[xymon at otpproxy1 client]$ cd tmp
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 44
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:13 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 33175 Feb 23 13:13 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:12 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7180
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$ ls -l
total 84
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35 Feb 23 13:18 logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32347 Feb 23 13:17 msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 35555 Feb 23 13:18 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 23 13:17 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.7262
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 23 13:16 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.7223
[xymon at otpproxy1 tmp]$
After i start it i have only msg.otpproxy1.txt file in tmp folder but after a while i have also msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt file.
Why does it happen? What do i do wrong? Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:36 PM
How did you install the client, manual compilation or from one of the RPMs that others have built?
If you did it manually then in your init script add --hostname=XYZ as a parameter to runclient.sh (this does appear to map to the MACHINEDOTS variable inside runclient.sh).
Steve
On 23 February 2012 10:29, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I don't find any CLIENTNAME variable, but i have MACHINEDOTS variable in the runclient.sh which is said to be "# This systems hostname".
I changed it to use 'hostanme -s' and still the same result as in the first message.
I have these files in tmp folder: -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon
41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1
root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
Do you have any explanation why i have all these files? Shouldn't it be only one named msg.otpproxy1.txt and not the second named msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt? Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:17 PM
To use the shortname just change the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the shortname, you can use whatever you want aslong as it matches with what you have in the main bb-hosts/hosts.cfg.
Steve
On 23 February 2012 09:51, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
If i want to use the short name how do i proceed?
What config files from the client installation should I modify? Regards,
Traian.
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Steven Carr <user-923b20c0d620@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>, xymon at xymon.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 11:02 AM
On all of our systems I force the client to use it's FQDN, in /etc/sysconfig/xymon I configure the CLIENTHOSTNAME variable to be the FQDN e.g. as part of our build script it runs:
sed -i "s/# CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"\"/CLIENTHOSTNAME=\"`hostname -f`\"/g" /etc/sysconfig/xymon
Steve
On 23 February 2012 08:45, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi,
I have added the short name to hosts.cfg otpproxy1 not otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com. On the Xymon page i have the conn, disk, cpu, procs... all the tests are active there(it means the server receives the client data report).
But the client seems to send the data report using the FQDN also and the server sees it like ghost client.
How can i do to prevent it.
Regards,
Traian.
Simple stuff first, do you have the client listed in ~/server/etc/hosts.cfg ?
A little clarification: ghost clients are generally clients that are sending data to the server, but the server is not configured to display them.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Ghost client problems
To: xymon at xymon.com Date:
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:51 PM
Hi,
I have installed a xymon
client on a CentOS 6 x64 server.
Everything looks good except the fact that even the Xymon
server receives data and its'
page is OK(the client is there
diplayed
with its' short name) i have the same client
displayed in Ghost Clients(this
time with its' FQDN).
I have checked on
the client and i have too many files in
xymon/client/tmp folder.
It looks
something like this:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.cfg
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 41 Feb 22 13:17
logfetch.otpproxy1.status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35787 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 37183 Feb 22 13:17
msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.2637
-rw-rw-r-- 1
xymon xymon 246 Feb 22 13:14
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2597
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 246 Feb 22 13:17
xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.temenosgroup.com.2681
It seems like the client is started al least twice....
How can I set it
right?
Regards,
Traian.
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Hi, Conn, info and trends are green as always. cpu, disk, memory, msgs, ports and procs are purple.
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Regards,
Traian.
--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:49 PM
So - your network tests ( server to client ) are green and current? Server to client comms OK.
Your client tests are purple, no ghosts, no logfetch.* files? Client to server comms NOTOK.
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From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid] Sent: 27 February 2012 13:24
To: xymon at xymon.com; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
I don't have anything under ghost report.
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
They are running on different hosts.
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
Yes it is pointing the correct address and port.
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there? When the client functioned(the test were green in xymon server) correctly i saw two more files there logfetch.clientname.cfg and logfetch.clientname.status.
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
I see no errors.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:49 PM
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there?
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid] Sent: 27 February 2012 12:05
To: xymon at xymon.com; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
That one i have solved it, but....
Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user.
On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok.
On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here:
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon
xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid
xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1
xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon
3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l
total 36
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]#
As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why.
Can you please give me a hint?
Regards,
Traian.
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Conn is checked from the server side, not the client side. It sounds like you haven't told the client where to connect to. Where did you configure the xymon server IP address? I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs. Steve
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On 27 February 2012 13:56, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, Conn, info and trends are green as always. cpu, disk, memory, msgs, ports and procs are purple. Regards, Traian. --- On *Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>* wrote: From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:49 PM So - your network tests ( server to client ) are green and current? Server to client comms OK. Your client tests are purple, no ghosts, no logfetch.* files? Client to server comms NOTOK. *From:* Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid] *Sent:* 27 February 2012 13:24 *To:* xymon at xymon.com; Morris, Chris (SS-IS) *Subject:* RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Hi, Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server? I don't have anything under ghost report. Are the client and server on the same or different hosts? They are running on different hosts. Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server Yes it is pointing the correct address and port. How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there? When the client functioned(the test were green in xymon server) correctly
i saw two more files there logfetch.clientname.cfg and logfetch.
clientname.status.
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Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors
in ~/client/logs?
I see no errors.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On *Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>* wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:49 PM
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are
you expecting to see there?
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors
in ~/client/logs?
*From:* Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* 27 February 2012 12:05
*To:* xymon at xymon.com; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
*Subject:* RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
That one i have solved it, but....
Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh
--hostname=host start command from xymon user.
On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet
colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok.
On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here:
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon
xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch
--config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log
--pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid
xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2
1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv
./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1
xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon
3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l
total 36
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]#
As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't
understand why.
Can you please give me a hint?
Regards,
Traian.
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On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
▸
wrote:
I keep receiving email alerts from Xymon for a conn failure happened during the week-end.
Possibly just queued-up mail. Run "mailq" on the Xymon server. If there's a big backlog of such emails, you can clear the messages but the method depends on the MTA you run. For postfix, you use the "postsuper" command to delete (or hold) messages with given queue IDs. The postsuper man page has an example of how to select messages to delete. Or do "postsuper -d ALL" to delete all of them. J
list Pavel Traian
Hi, Thanks it worked using mailq. Regards, Traian.
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--- On Tue, 2/28/12, Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid> wrote:
From: Jeremy Laidman <user-71895fb2e44c@xymon.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] keep receiving emails from xymon
To: "Pavel Traian" <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:34 AM
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> wrote:
I keep receiving email alerts from Xymon for a conn failure happened during the week-end.
Possibly just queued-up mail. Run "mailq" on the Xymon server. If there's a big backlog of such emails, you can clear the messages but the method depends on the MTA you run. For postfix, you use the "postsuper" command to delete (or hold) messages with given queue IDs. The postsuper man page has an example of how to select messages to delete. Or do "postsuper -d ALL" to delete all of them.
J
list Jamison Maxwell
I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs.
I’d suggest the opposite. When you compile the client it specifically asks you where the Xymon server is running. All of the configuration files are placed in /home/xymon/client, all right there easy to configure, thus I don’t see why using pre-built RPMs is easier because the ones that I have tried have a tendency to scatter them, IMO. Either way you go, find one way to do it in you environment and stick to it. If the server is not displaying, or has purple ‘alerts’ in place of disk, memory, etc., then the server is not receiving the data from your client. The only three possible reasons that I can see is that the a. the client cannot reach the server for either DNS (if hostname was used) or network related problems, b. the client is pointed at the wrong server or no server, c. there is a firewall on the server that is not allowing the connection attempt. I would suggest disabling iptables to troubleshoot and ensure that the latter is not the issue, to make sure you instantaneously know whether or not you are receiving data, do a packet capture with ‘tcpdump dst port 1984’. If you get packets from the client, then the firewall is the problem, if you don’t you have to keep going. Ensure that the correct system is specified in the first line of /home/Xymon/client/etc/xymonclient.cfg. It should read “XYMSRV="YOUR SERVER’S IP OR HOSTNAME" # IP address of the Xymon server”. If you specified the hostname, add it to /etc/hosts and see if that remediates. Seriously though, these are all basic troubleshooting steps and anything that is above that is found in the man pages on the Xymon server. Please, do this list a favor and read them, alternatively, you can contact me directly and I’ll set it up for you provided you pay my consulting fee. ; ) --Jamison Maxwell
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From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Steven Carr
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:40 AM
To: Pavel Traian; xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Conn is checked from the server side, not the client side. It sounds like you haven't told the client where to connect to. Where did you configure the xymon server IP address?
I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs.
Steve
On 27 February 2012 13:56, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
Hi,
Conn, info and trends are green as always.
cpu, disk, memory, msgs, ports and procs are purple.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:49 PM
So - your network tests ( server to client ) are green and current? Server to client comms OK.
Your client tests are purple, no ghosts, no logfetch.* files? Client to server comms NOTOK.
From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>]
Sent: 27 February 2012 13:24
To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
I don't have anything under ghost report.
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
They are running on different hosts.
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
Yes it is pointing the correct address and port.
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there?
When the client functioned(the test were green in xymon server) correctly i saw two more files there logfetch.clientname.cfg and logfetch.clientname.status.
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
I see no errors.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:49 PM
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there?
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>]
Sent: 27 February 2012 12:05
To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
That one i have solved it, but....
Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user.
On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok.
On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here:
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon
xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid
xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1
xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon
3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l
total 36
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]#
As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why.
Can you please give me a hint?
Regards,
Traian.
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list Jamison Maxwell
One thing I forgot: d. the client is not running…. ps –A | grep xymon
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From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Jamison Maxwell
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:40 PM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs.
I’d suggest the opposite. When you compile the client it specifically asks you where the Xymon server is running. All of the configuration files are placed in /home/xymon/client, all right there easy to configure, thus I don’t see why using pre-built RPMs is easier because the ones that I have tried have a tendency to scatter them, IMO. Either way you go, find one way to do it in you environment and stick to it. If the server is not displaying, or has purple ‘alerts’ in place of disk, memory, etc., then the server is not receiving the data from your client. The only three possible reasons that I can see is that the a. the client cannot reach the server for either DNS (if hostname was used) or network related problems, b. the client is pointed at the wrong server or no server, c. there is a firewall on the server that is not allowing the connection attempt. I would suggest disabling iptables to troubleshoot and ensure that the latter is not the issue, to make sure you instantaneously know whether or not you are receiving data, do a packet capture with ‘tcpdump dst port 1984’. If you get packets from the client, then the firewall is the problem, if you don’t you have to keep going. Ensure that the correct system is specified in the first line of /home/Xymon/client/etc/xymonclient.cfg. It should read “XYMSRV="YOUR SERVER’S IP OR HOSTNAME" # IP address of the Xymon server”. If you specified the hostname, add it to /etc/hosts and see if that remediates. Seriously though, these are all basic troubleshooting steps and anything that is above that is found in the man pages on the Xymon server. Please, do this list a favor and read them, alternatively, you can contact me directly and I’ll set it up for you provided you pay my consulting fee. ; ) --Jamison Maxwell From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com> [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com]<mailto:[mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com]> On Behalf Of Steven Carr Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:40 AM To: Pavel Traian; xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Conn is checked from the server side, not the client side. It sounds like you haven't told the client where to connect to. Where did you configure the xymon server IP address? I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs. Steve On 27 February 2012 13:56, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>> wrote: Hi, Conn, info and trends are green as always. cpu, disk, memory, msgs, ports and procs are purple. Regards, Traian. --- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> wrote: From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:49 PM So - your network tests ( server to client ) are green and current? Server to client comms OK. Your client tests are purple, no ghosts, no logfetch.* files? Client to server comms NOTOK. From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>] Sent: 27 February 2012 13:24 To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>; Morris, Chris (SS-IS) Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Hi, Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server? I don't have anything under ghost report. Are the client and server on the same or different hosts? They are running on different hosts. Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server Yes it is pointing the correct address and port. How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there? When the client functioned(the test were green in xymon server) correctly i saw two more files there logfetch.clientname.cfg and logfetch.clientname.status. Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs? I see no errors. Regards, Traian. --- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> wrote: From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid> Cc: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com> Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:49 PM Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server? Are the client and server on the same or different hosts? Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there? Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs? From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>] Sent: 27 February 2012 12:05 To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>; Morris, Chris (SS-IS) Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems Hi, That one i have solved it, but.... Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user. On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok. On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here: [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1 xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2 root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon 3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l total 36 -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 [root at otpproxy1 tmp]# As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why. Can you please give me a hint? 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list Don Kuhlman
One other thing I learned the hard way is that as well as making sure that the "XYMSRV="XYMON SERVER NAME OR IP" is set correctly in the xymonclient.cfg file, I had to go in to the clientlaunch.cfg file in the same directory as xymonclient.cfg and remove the —local value from the file.
Remove the words "--local" from the line that looks like this (for Unix clients)
CMD $XYMONCLIENTHOME/bin/xymonclient.sh —local
For Windows clients make sure it says "central" for the "value =" in the line below in the bbwin.cfg file:
<!-- bbwin mode local or central -->
<setting name="mode" value="central" />
<setting name="configclass" value="win32" />
I didn't build the agent installs and when our Unix admin compiled them, they defaulted to —local. As soon as I changed both the Unix and Windows agent settings in this manner, (making sure the xymon server value is right), they started sending their cpu, disk, etc. values right over.
Next thing for us is to either customize the files or redo the install so it has these values set from the beginning.
Hope that helps.
Don K
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From: Jamison Maxwell <user-87d336c3dce6@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-87d336c3dce6@xymon.invalid>>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:51:25 +0000
To: "xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>" <xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
One thing I forgot:
d. the client is not running…. ps –A | grep xymon
From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com> [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Jamison Maxwell
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 7:40 PM
To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs.
I’d suggest the opposite. When you compile the client it specifically asks you where the Xymon server is running. All of the configuration files are placed in /home/xymon/client, all right there easy to configure, thus I don’t see why using pre-built RPMs is easier because the ones that I have tried have a tendency to scatter them, IMO. Either way you go, find one way to do it in you environment and stick to it. If the server is not displaying, or has purple ‘alerts’ in place of disk, memory, etc., then the server is not receiving the data from your client. The only three possible reasons that I can see is that the a. the client cannot reach the server for either DNS (if hostname was used) or network related problems, b. the client is pointed at the wrong server or no server, c. there is a firewall on the server that is not allowing the connection attempt. I would suggest disabling iptables to troubleshoot and ensure that the latter is not the issue, to make sure you instantaneously know whether or not you are receiving data, do a packet capture with ‘tcpdump dst port 1984’. If you get packets from the client, then the firewall is the problem, if you don’t you have to keep going. Ensure that the correct system is specified in the first line of /home/Xymon/client/etc/xymonclient.cfg. It should read “XYMSRV="YOUR SERVER’S IP OR HOSTNAME" # IP address of the Xymon server”. If you specified the hostname, add it to /etc/hosts and see if that remediates. Seriously though, these are all basic troubleshooting steps and anything that is above that is found in the man pages on the Xymon server. Please, do this list a favor and read them, alternatively, you can contact me directly and I’ll set it up for you provided you pay my consulting fee. ; ) --Jamison Maxwell
From:xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com> [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com]<mailto:[mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com]> On Behalf Of Steven Carr
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Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:40 AM
To: Pavel Traian; xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Conn is checked from the server side, not the client side. It sounds like you haven't told the client where to connect to. Where did you configure the xymon server IP address?
I'd seriously suggest using a prebuilt RPM (search the archives for this/last month, there are a few posts), it puts various config files in /etc that are easier to diagnose configuration issues with than hand compiled installs.
Steve
On 27 February 2012 13:56, Pavel Traian <user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
Hi,
Conn, info and trends are green as always.
cpu, disk, memory, msgs, ports and procs are purple.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid><user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 3:49 PM
So - your network tests ( server to client ) are green and current? Server to client comms OK.
Your client tests are purple, no ghosts, no logfetch.* files? Client to server comms NOTOK.
From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>]
Sent: 27 February 2012 13:24
To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
I don't have anything under ghost report.
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
They are running on different hosts.
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
Yes it is pointing the correct address and port.
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there?
When the client functioned(the test were green in xymon server) correctly i saw two more files there logfetch.clientname.cfg and logfetch.clientname.status.
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
I see no errors.
Regards,
Traian.
--- On Mon, 2/27/12, user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
From: user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid> <user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-e510f6c03e57@xymon.invalid>>
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
To: user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>
Cc: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:49 PM
Do you have anything under Ghost reports on the xymon server?
Are the client and server on the same or different hosts?
Is the client pointing at the correct address and port for the xymon server
How do you know files are missing from ~/client/tmp directory .. what are you expecting to see there?
Have you checked the clientlaunch.log and xymonclient.log files for errors in ~/client/logs?
From: Pavel Traian [mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3b0d733c2299@xymon.invalid>]
Sent: 27 February 2012 12:05
To: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>; Morris, Chris (SS-IS)
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Ghost client problems
Hi,
That one i have solved it, but....
Now i have reinstallled the client and i started it using ./runclient.sh --hostname=host start command from xymon user.
On the xymon server web page all the tests(disk,cpu etc) appear in violet colour and i see there the last report i had from when it functioned ok.
On the client i have issued some commands and you have the output here:
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -ef | grep xymon
xymon 3785 1 0 09:44 ? 00:00:00 ./bin/xymonlaunch --config=./etc/clientlaunch.cfg --log=./logs/clientlaunch.log --pidfile=./logs/clientlaunch.otpproxy1.pid
xymon 5892 1 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 sh -c vmstat 300 2 1>./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 2>&1; mv ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867 ./tmp/xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1
xymon 5894 5892 0 13:54 ? 00:00:00 vmstat 300 2
root 5902 5686 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 grep xymon
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ps -e | grep xymon
3785 ? 00:00:00 xymonlaunch
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]# ls -l
total 36
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 32690 Feb 27 13:54 msg.otpproxy1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xymon xymon 246 Feb 27 13:54 xymon_vmstat.otpproxy1.5867
[root at otpproxy1 tmp]#
As i see there are some files missing from tmp directory. I don't understand why.
Can you please give me a hint?
Regards,
Traian.
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