[hobbit] LOG alert not showing yellow

[Giovanni - Gestor Redix]

Try using this syntax (changing space with \s + pcre)
        LOG     /var/log/messages       %authentication\sfailure  
color=yellow

Giovanni M. Frainer - Gestor



Sello Tlabela (SD) wrote:
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> Hi Manocchia,
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>  
>
> It could be access rights, if you are running hobbit using the init 
> script it will run as user hobbit and make sure that hobbit user can 
> read /var/log/messages
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>  
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> Regards
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>  
>
> Sello Tlabela
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>  
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> *From:* Manocchia, Robert [mailto:Robert-Manocchia at IDEXX.com]
> *Sent:* 05 June 2007 21:38
> *To:* 'hobbit at hswn.dk'
> *Subject:* [hobbit] LOG alert not showing yellow
>
>  
>
> I have a small problem. I've set up monitoring of the 
> /var/log/messages logfile to search for the string "authentication 
> failure" and alert with a yellow button in the MSG column. I can see 
> the error displayed when I click on the button below the Msg column 
> header but it does not turn yellow.
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>  Below is the entry in the clients-local.cfg file:
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> [batman]
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> log:/var/log/messages:10240
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> ignore MARK
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>  
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> This is the entry in the hobbit-clients.cfg file:
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> HOST=batman
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>         LOG     /var/log/messages       authentication failure  
> color=yellow
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>  
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> Why doesn't this give me a yellow alert.
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>  
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>  Thanks
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>  
>
> Robert Manocchia
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> UNIX System Administrator
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> IDEXX Laboratories
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> 207 556-6860
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> EMail Robert-Manocchia at idexx.com
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