[Xymon] Setting up custom graph to monitor mail queue on postfix

[Kim Johansen]

On 08/11/2014 10:57 PM, Bill Arlofski wrote:
> On 08/11/14 16:03, Kim Johansen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I using Xymon to monitor a postfix mail server, and want to monitor the
>> different mail queues on it.
>>
>> I have found this script:
>>
>> https://wiki.xymonton.org/doku.php/monitors:postfix
>>
>> I have the data comming from the mail server to Xymon server:
>>
>> Mails active: 3
>> amount equal to last measure.
>> Mails bouncing: 0
>> amount equal to last measure.
>> Mails in deferred State: 63
>> amount equal to last measure.
>> Corrupt Mails: 0
>> amount equal to last measure.
>> Incoming Mails: 0
>> amount equal to last measure.
>>
>>
>> But I have not succeded in getting the graph to work, I have follow the
>> steps on the wiki site above, and I have also gone though the help file,
>> about costum graphs, in Xymon web site.
>>
>> In xymonserver.cfg have I added:
>> - 'postfix=ncv' to the TEST2RRD string
>> - NCV_postfix="*:GAUGE"
> Hi Kim
>
> I htink you may have forgotten to ad "postfix" to the GRAPHS definition
> line in the xymonserver.cfg
>
> The GRAPHS variable is right after the TEST2RRD variable in a default
> xymonserver.cfg file.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Bill
>
>
I have added that now, but it did not fix it.

I do understand that the GRAPH string is only to controle what is shown 
in the trend view.

Thanks for the reply.

Kim