[Xymon] recurring email alerts

John Thurston john.thurston at alaska.gov
Sat Apr 12 00:57:02 CEST 2014


On 4/11/2014 2:41 PM, John D. Alexander wrote:
> My Xymon server keeps sending alerts for a system saying that /var/log/fail2ban.log is unreadable.
>
> Nothing I can find is testing for this file and the permissions are such that xymon can read it.
>
> Any clues on where to look to find what is causing this?

First, confirm it isn't another host reporting under a false name. You 
could be investigating the wrong target.

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John Thurston    907-465-8591
John.Thurston at alaska.gov
Enterprise Technology Services
Department of Administration
State of Alaska



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