[Xymon] XymonPSClient CPU graphs missing over HTTPS

[J.C. Cleaver]

Hmm. Can you enable --debug on the xymond_rrd executables (or send a
-USR2) for both the --status and --data channels?

Or set up a channel listener and confirm the two hosts (or same host, with
http vs https) are sending roughly equivalent data messages?

I rarely run PSclient myself, but I'll see if I can test with this type of
setup on my end. I'm still hard-pressed to see how a difference would
bubble up unless it's making separate connections into the CGI which are
failing in a different way.


-jc


On Thu, January 25, 2024 15:53, Kris Springer wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand your question, but the directory tests are the
> only extra ones I have defined that the xymonPSclient runs directly on the
> host. The other tests (mem, disk, svc, procs, who) all are sent over https
> too and the rrd graphs are working fine. The hosts' cpu text content does
> show up on the Server side and looks fine, there's just no rrd graph being
> created.
>
> ---
> Kris Springer
>
>
> On January 25, 2024 4:15:17 PM "J.C. Cleaver" <cleaver at terabithia.org>
> wrote:
>
>> It really should be seeing it the same way, as apache is handing off to
>> the CGI after terminating the SSL, and the clientlog data will be
>> whatever
>> xymond received from the cgi, not the incoming web connection.
>>
>> The next step would probably be enabling debug on xymond_client to see
>> how
>> it's processing the two different hosts. Are *any* of the client tests
>> being created properly for the ones over https?
>>
>> -jc
>>
>>
>> On Thu, January 25, 2024 15:07, Kris Springer wrote:
>>> The clientlog looks to be making it into the server completely.  It
>>> appears mostly identical except the https version contains the url and
>>> user/pass info at the bottom.
>>>
>>> Could this issue be with the xymoncgimsg.cgi not processing the data
>>> correctly somehow?
>>>
>>> Kris Springer
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/25/24 15:54, J.C. Cleaver wrote:
>>>> Are the outputs of the clientlog otherwise identical for the system
>>>> between the http and https submissions?
>>>>
>>>> Off the top of my head, the only thing I think would cause this on the
>>>> server side would be a permanently/consistently truncated client
>>>> report,
>>>> causing the load not be scanned for hostsvc.test status generation.
>>>>
>>>> -jc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, January 25, 2024 14:50, Kris Springer wrote:
>>>>> Additional info: I just realized the 'files' test that I have defined
>>>>> to
>>>>> check a few Windows folders also is not working either when using the
>>>>> https method.  The defined Windows folders are read and appear in
>>>>> the
>>>>> 'clientlog', but the Server's webpage says 'Could not determine size
>>>>> of
>>>>> directory', probably because there are no 'filesizes' rrd's being
>>>>> created.  When the client sends over http the rrd's are created and
>>>>> the
>>>>> folders graph just fine on the server.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kris Springer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/25/24 15:19, Kris Springer wrote:
>>>>>> I'm using the XymonPSClient 2.42 on a Windows server, and all works
>>>>>> fine except when I choose to send the data from the client to the
>>>>>> server over https the CPU graph doesn't display on the server side.
>>>>>> If
>>>>>> I change the XymonPSClient to send over http the CPU graph displays
>>>>>> correctly.  I've tried this on different hosts and results are
>>>>>> always
>>>>>> the same when using https.  Server is v4.3.30, but it was
>>>>>> happening
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> an older version too.  Can anyone give me a clue how to resolve
>>>>>> this?Â
>>>>>> There's no errors happening that I can see anywhere. I looked in the
>>>>>> rrd folder and there is no 'cpu' or 'la' rrd file being created for
>>>>>> the hosts that use the XymonPSClient over https.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Kris Springer
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