[hobbit] Hobbit directory structure

[Buchan Milne]

On Wednesday 19 December 2007 17:48:00 Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> I just installed Hobbit using yum on a new system, unfortunately I
> already had my /home/hobbit structure from the previous system (which
> crashed).  Well, it appears that yum installed Hobbit quite differently
> than I had originally installed.
>
> --------------------- Previously ---------------------------
> /home/hobbit/cgi-bin
>             /cgi-secure
>             /client
>                    /bin
>                    /etc
>                    /ext
>                    /logs
>                    /tmp
>             /data
>                  /acks
>                  /data
>                  /disabled
>                  /hist
>                  /histlogs/(various monitored systems)
>                  /hostdata
>                  /logs
>                  /rrd/(various monitored systems)
>             /server
>                    /bin
>                    /download
>                    /etc
>                    /ext
>                    /tmp
>                    /web
>                    /www
>                        /gifs
>                        /help
>                        /html
>                        /menu
>                        /notes
>                        /rep
>                        /Servers/(various sub pages)
>                        /snap
>                        /wml
>             /source
>                    /snapshot
> /var/log/hobbit
> ---------------------- Now -------------------------
> /etc/hobbit
> /usr/libexec/hobbit/cgi-bin
>                    /cgi-secure
>                    /server
>                           /bin
>                           /download
>                           /ext
> /var/lib/hobbit
>                /acks
>                /data
>                /disabled
>                /hist
>                /histlogs
>                /hostdata
>                /logs
>                /rrd
>                /tmp
>                /www
>                    /gifs
>                    /help
>                    /html
>                    /menu
>                    /notes
>                    /rep
>                    /snap
>                    /wml
> /var/log/hobbit
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> It appears that I need to:
>
> #----Copy data
> cp -ar /home/hobbit/data/hist/*        /var/lib/hobbit/data/hist
> cp -ar /home/hobbit/data/histlogs/*    /var/lib/hobbit/data/histlogs
> cp -ar /home/hobbit/data/rrd/*         /var/lib/hobbit/data/rrd

Do this instead:

rsync -avt  /home/hobbit/data/ /var/lib/hobbit/data

> #----Copy configuration
> cp -a /home/hobbit/server/etc/bb-hosts /etc/hobbit
> cp -a /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbit-alerts.cfg /etc/hobbit
> cp -a /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg  /etc/hobbit
> cp -a /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitpasswd      /etc/hobbit
> #--->Modify existing instead!
> #--->cp -a /home/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg  /etc/hobbit
>

Yes, copy as above.

> Still run under user hobbit?

Yes. But, the init script should take care of everything.

> If so, what directory structure is needed? 
> Anything else I might be missing?

Paths in (e.g.) hobbitserver.cfg ?

Regards,
Buchan