[hobbit] monitoring files and messages-newbie

[Josh Luthman]

That is right:

-> which namei
/usr/bin/namei

What OS are you running?

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