[hobbit] monitoring files and messages-newbie

Perumal, Santoshbabu santoshbabu_perumal at platts.com
Wed Nov 14 07:03:28 CET 2007


 
 namei -m /var/log/syslog7
bash: namei: command not found
 
  i bit confused .is there any command called namei.when i excute i got
the above commad not found result.
 
Thanks
  santhosh.p

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From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:55 AM
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
Subject: Re: [hobbit] monitoring files and messages-newbie


Can you please do an namei -m /var/log/syslog7 and then give us the
print out?


On 11/14/07, Perumal, Santoshbabu < santoshbabu_perumal at platts.com
<mailto:santoshbabu_perumal at platts.com> > wrote: 

	thanks for your replies
	 
	    i can see the  file on the gui right now.but cann not view
the contents of the file.if i click it is saying that unknown
filetype(opens small window).can anyone help me on this
	 
	   my hobbit-client.cfg file
	       HOST=tower
	        DISK / 93 98            
	        PROC cron 1 -1 yellow   
	        PROC Xvnc 1 120 yellow  
	        PROC defunct  0 0  red
	        LOG /var/adm/messages  WARNING COLOR=yellow
	        LOG /var/log/syslog   WARNING COLOR=yellow
	        DIR %^/var/log TRACK
	        FILE /bin/su md5=c80fc747e24fa8bfa099cbef0bfb926f
	        FILE %^/var/log/syslog.* TRACK=maillog
	 
	my client-local.cfg file
	 
	    [tower]
	   file:/bin/su:md5
	   file:`ls -t -1 /var/log/syslog.*|head -1`
	 
	In the gui i can see /var/log/syslog7 if i click on the file
getting unknown filetype error.cannot able to view the file.please
advise if my entries wrong
	 
	Thanks
	   santhosh.p


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	From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com] 
	Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:12 PM
	To: hobbit at hswn.dk
	Subject: Re: [hobbit] monitoring files and messages
	
	
	I'm still amazed at how little this command hasn't gotten around
- it is a real beautiful tool!
	
	Try doing a namei -m /var/adm/sa/sar12 and see if the hobbit
user has the necessary access to read the file (and can execute
directories up to it!) 
	
	
	On 11/13/07, Paul Ehrenreich <paulehr at gmail.com> wrote: 

		does the hobbit user have access to the logs and the
files?
		
		On Nov 13, 2007 4:53 PM, Steve Holmes
<sholmes42 at mac.com> wrote:
		> Have you also added the required lines to
client-local.cfg?
		> Steve.
		>
		>
		>
		>
		> On Nov 13, 2007 3:48 PM, Perumal, Santoshbabu
		> <santoshbabu_perumal at platts.com > wrote: 
		> >
		> >
		> >
		> > Hi,
		> >        can anyone help me to monitor files and procs
		> >
		> >   in the Hobbit-client.cfg file i have mentioned the
following entries
		> >
		> >   HOST=tower
		> >   FILE  /var/adm/sa/sar12
		> >   LOG /var/log/syslog   WARNING COLOR=yellow
		> >
		> >
		> > but i could not able to see anything on the gui.i
can see white icon if i
		> click on this i see no files checked status and if i
click msg icon i cann
		> see only /var/adm/messages i coild not see
/var/log/sulog.how can i resolve
		> this problem.please help me on this 
		> >
		> > Thanks in advance
		> >
		> >
		> >
		> >
		> >
		>
		
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