[hobbit] DNS not ok using xymon but ok using BB

[Bill Wagner]

Thanks for the info.  I am able to successfully dig the "failing" DNS 
server ...

# dig @<hostname> <hostname>

; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-P1 <<>> @<hostname> <hostname>
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 1253
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;<hostname>.                      IN      A


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [hobbit] DNS not ok using xymon but ok using BB
From: Buchan Milne <bgmilne at staff.telkomsa.net>
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
CC: Bill Wagner <william.wagner at ipacc.com>
Date: 8/5/2009 9:06 AM
> On Tuesday, 4 August 2009 21:44:56 Bill Wagner wrote:
>   
>> I have recently installed xymon 4.2.3 on a solaris 10 platform.  I also
>> have BB running on another solaris 10 server.  The BB server has been
>> running for years.
>>
>> My  issue:  I am monitoring seven DNS servers.   BB reports all seven as
>> DNS OK.  However xymon reports five servers as 'not ok'.  I am unable to
>> determine why the DNS test fails on these servers.
>>
>> I have tested by changing hobbitlaunch.cfg to use:
>>
>>         CMD bbtest-net --no-ares --debug --report --ping --checkresponse
>>
>> I did not see any useful information from the log:
>>
>> 2009-08-04 15:33:30 Adding to combo msg: status <server>.dns red <!--
>> [flags:ordastLe] --> Tue Aug  4 15:33:07 2009 dns NOT ok
>>       status <server>.dns red <!-- [flags:ordastLe] --> Tue Aug  4
>> 15:33:07 2009 dns NOT ok
>>     
>
> By default, the DNS test tries to resolve the host's own hostname, e.g. if 
> this server is server.mydomain.com, you should test with:
>
> $ dig @server.mydomain.com server.mydomain.com
>
> You can have it test any other DNS record for any domain, please see 'man bb-
> hosts' for more information.
>
>
> Regards,
> Buchan
>
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