[Xymon] Why no host comments?

[Torsten Richter]

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Hi David,

take a look at the XYMONGENOPTS in xymonserver.cfg.
I think you need to add ' --tooltips=never ' there.
- From the manpage of xymongen:


       --tooltips=[always,never,main]
              Determines which pages use tooltips to show the
description of the host (from the COMMENT entry in the hosts.cfg(5)
file). If set to always, tooltips are used on all pages. If set to
              never, tooltips are never used. If set to main, tooltips
are used on the main pages, but not on the "All non-green" or "Critical
systems" pages.

HTH
Torsten

On 06.09.2017 20:41, Mills,David (HHSC Contractor) wrote:
> Howdy, All!
> 
> We're in the process of migrating our current Xymon 4.3.3 site to a new host (Solaris -> Linux) and upgrading to a new Xymon version (JC's Terabithia RPMs: Xymon 4.3.28-1.el6.terabithia<http://xymon.sourceforge.net/>).
> 
> One of the wrinkles that has me stumped is that none of the hundreds of host "COMMENT:" tags is appearing on the new server's pages!
> 
> Example:
> 
> On the old server an entry like this:
> 
>    x.x.x.x    hwap142 #  COMMENT:"Batch App Server"                              // Displays a like this on the web page:   hwap142 (Batch App Server)
> 
> but the same line on the new server shows only:
> 
>    hwap142
> 
> ---
> 
> All the associated test columns and colors are showing up just fine. Aside from the missing "COMMENT:" values, host  entries appear as expected.
> 
> Clue: for some reason mousing over the name of the host on the web page reveals the missing COMMENT: text!
> 
> Help!? <smile>
> 
> ===
> David Mills
> Systems Administrator
> Northrop Grumman
> 512-595-1238
> 
> 
> 
> 
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