[Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the status

[Norbert Kriegenburg]

Hi,

what I always include in my scripts is a test mode snippet:

# Test-Mode ?
# TEST=0 => works in cooperation with Xymon agent (default)
# TEST=1 => for testing, results to stdout ("TEST=1 ./bb-testname.sh")
# TEST>1 => for testing, but sending results to Xymon server manually
TEST=${TEST:-"0"}
if [ "$TEST" != "0" ]
then
  # if TEST mode, we have to manually set the env
  BBHOME="$HOME/xymon/server"
  . $BBHOME/etc/xymonserver.cfg
  BBQUERYCMD=$BB
  [ "$TEST" = "1" ] && BB="echo"
fi

(based on my old BB scripts, read BBHOME=XYMONHOME)
Then I can easy do all manual testing with
TEST=1 $HOME/ext/testscript.sh
for stdout, and with TEST=2 for direct send to xymon server, if you want to
update the status manually, or check the html output.
(one line, no semicolon!)

Norbert




From:	Ralph Mitchell <ralphmitchell at gmail.com>
To:	Paul Root <Paul.Root at centurylink.com>,
Cc:	xymon at xymon.com
Date:	05/03/2013 01:26 AM
Subject:	Re: [Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the
            status
Sent by:	xymon-bounces at xymon.com




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.



Did you possibly run the script as yourself vs root, and so it couldn’t
read the xymonclient.cfg file or something?



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.



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



ohh, forgot to mention. The script is set on client side so not related to
tasks.cfg



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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