[Xymon] xymonlaunch stuck purple

[Michael Beatty]

I have used "drop" plenty of times to remove alerts, and thought about
doing that.  However, as per the hints and tips it, "permanently removes
all traces of a test".  Since the xymonlaunch alert is built into the
code and not a user defined alert that can be added back, I have a
concern about permanently removing all traces of it.   If it happens
again, I'd like to know about it.  If I permanently remove the test via
the "drop" command, will it come back should the problem happen again? 

Michael Beatty
Sherwin-Williams
IT Analyst/Developer
michael.beatty at sherwin.com
216-515-7374


Jeremy Laidman wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Michael Beatty
> <Michael.Beatty at sherwin.com> wrote:
>> believe that this "xymonlaunch" alert is not configured to report unless
>> there is a problem.  If my assumption is correct, how can I clear the
>> "purple" alert?
> As per the "Hints and Tips" page, use the "xymon" command with a
> "drop" option.  Such as:
>
> ~/server/bin/xymon 127.0.0.1 "drop HOSTNAME xymonlaunch"