[hobbit] Adding data to a client

[Asif Iqbal]

On 10/17/06, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/17/06, Henrik Stoerner <henrik at hswn.dk> wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 11:12:53PM +0200, Henrik Stoerner wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 02:31:18PM -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote:
> > > > I like to use `bb data hostname.serial<newline><the serial number>'
> to
> > > > hobbit server. I do not want a column to be created. Then is it
> > > > possible to query the serial number from within hobbit server using
> > > > `bb query hostname.serial' just for the serial info?
> > >
> > > Hobbit doesn't store information received in "data" messages.
> >
> > Doh ... it does if you enable the [bbdata] task in hobbitlaunch.cfg.
> > That gives you the data contents in the ~hobbit/data/data/HOSTNAME
> > files.
>
> I were able to send the data using `bb 1.2.3.4 "data
> host.serial<newline>123456" where 123456 is the host's serial number.
> I ofcourse needed to enable [bbdata] as you suggested. Now is there a
> way I can pull the info using a `bb' command. I see the file in
> ~hobbit/data/data/HOSTNAME.serial in the hobbit server. Also will it
> expire after a default time? I like it not to



Still like to find out how to craft a `bb' command to get the
HOSTNAME.serial output which is `data' type and not `status' type. Also how
do I let it not expire unless a new `bb' command is sent to update the
"serial" `data' type?

Thanks


Thanks
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