[Xymon] quick question - wildcard multiple logs in client-local?

[Betsy Schwartz]

Thanks! hm,not the first time I've made that mistake.
Appreciate the help!
(one of those days with multiple rush requests at once...)
thanks, Betsy

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 3:34 PM, J.C. Cleaver <cleaver at terabithia.org>
wrote:

> On Wed, September 24, 2014 11:47 am, Betsy Schwartz wrote:
> > I have a set of ever-changing-name log files which I want to check for
> the
> > string "ERROR"
> >
> > This works in client-local.cfg, for file metadata:
> > file:`ls /vg8_bo3_stats/vg8_stats/top_talkers/server_*/server*`
> >
> > This does not work
> > log:`ls /vg8_bo3_stats/vg8_stats/top_talkers/server_*/server*`
> >
>
>
> The syntax is slightly different between the two...
>
> https://www.xymon.com/help/manpages/man5/client-local.cfg.5.html
>            log:/var/log/messages:SIZE
>            file:/var/log/messages[:HASH]
>
> Just add a buffer size value after your cmd on the log line and you should
> be set.
>
>
> HTH,
>
> -jc
>
>
>
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