[Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the status

[Michael Beatty]

Both the tasks.cfg and clientlaunch.cfg source in the xymon environment 
so any processes that are called they have access to the Xymon 
environement variables.  Your shell likely does not have access to those 
variables.  So when you run your script manually from the shell, if you 
are using the $XYMON, $XYMSRV, and $MACHINE environment variables in 
your script, the script will not have access to those variables.

In other words, the following command only works if called by xymon, not 
if executed from a shell:

$XYMON $XYMSRV "status $MACHINE.$COLUMN $COLOR `date`

My suggestion would be to add logic to the beginning of your script 
testing to make sure the $XYMON variable is not blank. If it is blank, 
come up with a way to set those variables, either by hard coding them, 
or by getting them from another location.

Michael Beatty

On 05/02/2013 10:35 AM, deepak deore wrote:
> ohh, forgot to mention. The script is set on client side so not 
> related to tasks.cfg
>
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Root, Paul T 
> <Paul.Root at centurylink.com <mailto:Paul.Root at centurylink.com>> wrote:
>
>     If you are running the script from tasks.cfg. You probably want to
>     use xymoncmd to run the script, so you'll get the proper environment.
>
>     *From:*xymon-bounces at xymon.com <mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com>
>     [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com <mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com>]
>     *On Behalf Of *deepak deore
>     *Sent:* Thursday, May 02, 2013 8:20 AM
>     *To:* xymon at xymon.com <mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
>     *Subject:* [Xymon] manually running custom script not changing the
>     status
>
>     I have a script which runs after 24 hrs interval, if we get an
>     alert we work on it and after resolving the issue I tried to run
>     that custom script manually but it didnt change the status into green.
>
>     I had to wait until its next run, i.e. after 24 hrs.
>
>     How can I run the custom script before its next run time which
>     will change the xymon status if the issue is resolved?
>
>
>
>
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