[Xymon] Client hostname on server

Mike Burger mburger at bubbanfriends.org
Fri Feb 22 14:11:36 CET 2013


> Hi,
>
> I run 4.3.10 and the client name for my server has always been the same as
> the server name (xymon). This is not the hostname of the machine. The
> server machine is also listed elsewhere in hosts.cfg with just the network
> tests under its actual hostname.
>
> I've decided it would be better to have the client tests (cpu, disk, etc.)
> under the host's real name as well and keep the xymon stuff under the
> xymon name. Originally I had the actual hostname in hosts.cfg in a CLIENT:
> tag. I've since removed that next to the host name xymon and moved it to
> the real host name. However, even after a restart, nothing has changed --
> all client tests are still kept up to date under hostname xymon.
>
> The client is launched by the server in tasks.cfg as per usual. Any idea
> why this is happening?
>
> Thanks.

Did you run run a xymon drop on the old host name? Have you checked the
config on the client to make sure it doesn't have the wrong hostname
manually set?
-- 
Mike Burger
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