[Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the status

[Ralph Mitchell]

You can set up the environment properly by prefixing the script with
xymoncmd.  E.g.

/home/xymon/server/bin/xymoncmd  your_script,sh

Ralph Mitchell
On May 2, 2013 12:40 PM, "Root, Paul T" <Paul.Root at centurylink.com> wrote:

>  Well, if it runs outside of xymon, and that’s how we do most of our
> custom scripts, then you need to make sure your environment is correct. So
> that the script knows the pertinent xymon information. ****
>
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> Did you possibly run the script as yourself vs root, and so it couldn’t
> read the xymonclient.cfg file or something?****
>
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> Without details and/or output of your hand running of the script, we can
> only guess. My guess is that you either didn’t have path to the xymon
> command or you didn’t have the server ip right in that command.****
>
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> *From:* deepak deore [mailto:deepakdeore2004 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 02, 2013 9:35 AM
> *To:* Root, Paul T
> *Cc:* xymon at xymon.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the
> status****
>
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> ohh, forgot to mention. The script is set on client side so not related to
> tasks.cfg****
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> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Root, Paul T <Paul.Root at centurylink.com>
> wrote:****
>
> If you are running the script from tasks.cfg. You probably want to use
> xymoncmd to run the script, so you’ll get the proper environment.****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] *On
> Behalf Of *deepak deore
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 02, 2013 8:20 AM
> *To:* xymon at xymon.com
> *Subject:* [Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the status*
> ***
>
>  ****
>
> I have a script which runs after 24 hrs interval, if we get an alert we
> work on it and after resolving the issue I tried to run that custom script
> manually but it didnt change the status into green.****
>
> I had to wait until its next run, i.e. after 24 hrs.****
>
> How can I run the custom script before its next run time which will change
> the xymon status if the issue is resolved?****
>
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