[xymon] I need urgent help: Hobbit (linux) client startup failed

[Buchan Milne]

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On Thursday, 30 September 2010 08:32:46 Matic Madalina wrote:
> Hello Buchan.
> 
> Thank you for your response.
> 
> I dot not know how to compile xymon for linux. Can you tell me please the
> commands that I should use?

As is conventional with most software supplied as source, a README document is 
supplied with the source, which documents the basics of how to compile the 
software (assuming you have the requirements - a C compiler etc. - installed).

> I am only using the application; the guy who implemented this has left the
> team last year.

Did he not provide any documentation on how he deployed clients? Maybe he 
already had pre-compiled binaries?

> I received the application configured with a Hobbit server working with 7
> unix clients. One of 7 unix clients was replaced with a linux one.
> 
> I only copied the unix client sources to the new linux one, but I did not
> change anything, only the address and host of the new linux server in the
> bb-hosts on the Hobbit server side.
> 
> I do not know even how to install xymon-client packages. I do not know how
> to find the distribution I use. I do not know from where to take a proper
> distribution for linux.

Personally it sounds like you aren't in a position to support this linux 
server. This list is not intended to provide Unix training ...

> Can you help me please with the commands, paths and steps:
>                  - to find the distribution I use?

You can try:
cat /etc/*release

>                  - to find a proper distribution for linux?
>                  - to install xymon-client package?

Will depend on the answer to the first question. If Mandriva, 'urpmi xymon-
client && vi /etc/sysconfig/xymon-client && service xymon-client start', on 
Debian 'apt-get install xymon-client'.

For CentOS or RHEL, you may want to use my repo:

http://staff.telkomsa.net/packages/Xymon.repo

If that doesn't help you, this page has some hints that may help:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/devmon/index.php?title=InstallRHELorCentOS


Regards,
Buchan