[hobbit] linux clients not getting local-client configuration

Josh Luthman josh at imaginenetworksllc.com
Tue Oct 16 21:39:45 CEST 2007


Holly,

Can you try Paul's suggestion and let us know how it turns out, please?

Josh

On 10/16/07, Lund, Holly <holly.lund at hq.doe.gov> wrote:
>
> when I start the client it says starting linux
>
>
> Holly Lund
> 301-903-1174
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Barton [mailto:paul at moonkhan.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 2:30 PM
> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> Subject: Re: [hobbit] linux clients not getting local-client
> configuration
>
> Hi Holly. I'm wondering if [linux] matches your client ...
>
> Try this in client-local.cfg:
>
> [yourhost.domain.tld]
> log:/var/log/messages:10240
> file:/etc/passwd:md5
> ignore MARK
>
> You may need to restart your hobbit client on yourhost.domain.tld for
> the changes to take effect.
>
> -Paul
>
> * Lund, Holly (holly.lund at hq.doe.gov) wrote:
> > still not working
> >
> > I have put it into both cfg files
> >
> > There doesn't seem to be a problem in solaris
> >
> >
> > Holly Lund
> > 301-903-1174
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Barton [mailto:paul at moonkhan.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:51 PM
> > To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> > Subject: Re: [hobbit] linux clients not getting local-client
> > configuration
> >
> > Hi Holly. You may also need to configure the Hobbit server's
> > hobbit-clients.cfg file. For example,
> >
> > HOST=yourhost.domain.tld
> >     FILE    /etc/passwd owner=root mode=644
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> > * Lund, Holly (holly.lund at hq.doe.gov) wrote:
> > > I have it configured in client-local.cfg on the server
> > >
> > > [linux]
> > > log:/var/log/messages:10240
> > > file:/etc/passwd:md5
> > > ignore MARK
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Holly Lund
> > > 301-903-1174
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > > From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:11 PM
> > > To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> > > Subject: Re: [hobbit] linux clients not getting local-client
> > > configuration
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm not positive on this, but I believe the clients relay all kinds
> > > of
> >
> > > information to the server and then it is up to the server to process
>
> > > the files and report to bbdisplay.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure where to configure this, though.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/16/07, Lund, Holly <holly.lund at hq.doe.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >     I have several different linux clients (suse redhat 3&4 ES)
> > >     They are not getting the file,port,msgs or proc data to monitor
> > (all
> > > data is white and says: No files checked etc)
> > >
> > >     What can I do?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >     Holly Lund
> > >     301-903-1174
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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