[hobbit] Hobbit client executing a script to be proactive if a problem occurs?
Chris Wopat
chrisw at supranet.net
Fri Apr 11 22:25:45 CEST 2008
Chris Wopat wrote:
> Haertig, David F (Dave) wrote:
>> Here is how I execute a remote "pkill" on a client. Replace
>> "client_server" with your client hostname, and replace "client_userid"
>> with the userid (on the client) that you want to run the script (pkill)
>> under. Also, set up ssh pubkey authentication between the Hobbit server
>> and client so that ssh does not prompt you for a password.
>>
>>
>> hobbit_alerts.cfg:
>
> <snip>
>
> Thanks, this is exactly what I needed to get started. I can un-wrap the
> lines no problem, only a few were anyway.
>
> I'm assuming you're using ssh keys? My current hobbit server
> installation (from FreeBSD ports) has no home dir set, so it looks like
> I'll have to set one to store its side of the keys.
d'oh, I just realized you already wrote that in oyur original reply.
I've got everything set up, now to wait for it to go red!
--Chris
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