[Xymon] BBWin client not appearing in server

[Malcolm Hunter]

I would second using the Powershell client over BBWin. Even if you can get
it working, the central mode is not well supported. If you really want to
use BBWin, it may be you have a permissions issue. What version of Windows
are you running?

Malcolm

On Tue, 21 May 2019 at 19:17, Kris Springer <kspringer at innovateteam.com>
wrote:

> I would suggest the Powershell client instead of the BBWin client, but
> it's up to you.
>
> Here's my instructions for the BBWin client.
>
>
>
>
> * - Install the BB-Xymon client http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/
> <http://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwin/> - Configure the client’s config -
> BBWin server address - servername.yourdomain.com
> <http://servername.yourdomain.com> - Hostname - PC-123 (must match the
> Hostname in the server hosts.cfg file) - Mode - local - Services - Add the
> services you want to monitor - Processes - Add the processes you want to
> monitor - XML File tab - Save - Start the BBwin service manually the first
> time - Configure the firewall to allow port 1984 - If you edit the config,
> restart the service - Give it about 30 minutes to clear the red messages
> that will pop up - You can manually edit the BBWin.cfg file and make all
> ‘msgs’ green *
> Also, if using the BBWin client I always use the GUI tool.  It just works
> easier to add/remove services and processes to the config.
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/
> <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbwingui/files/>
>
>
> If you want to use the Powershell client instead,
> https://www.krisspringer.com/posts/xymon-ps-client.php
>
> Kris Springer
>
>
>
> On 5/21/19 12:00 PM, Root, Paul T wrote:
>
> It is telling you the issue:
>
>
>
> *can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system
> cannot find the file specified.*
>
>
>
>
>
> Seems like a strange place for a config file.
>
>
>
> *From:* Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole at cairodurham.org>
> <jkikpole at cairodurham.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:50 PM
> *To:* xymon at xymon.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] BBWin client not appearing in server
>
>
>
> I have some additional information.  I changed the logging level from 3 to
> 4, restarted the service, and the logs now show the following.
>
>
>
> 2019/05/21 13:45:47 [INFO]: bbwin is started - using central configuration
> 2019/05/21 13:45:47 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review started
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [cpu]: cpu review ended
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string C:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string D:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string E:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [disk]: drive string F:\
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: start
> AgentFileSystem::InitCentralMode
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [filesystem]: checking file C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: start AgentMsgs::InitCentralMode
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [DEBUG]: [msgs]: checking file C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> 2019/05/21 13:45:48 [INFO]: [msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: start AgentSvcs::InitCentralMode
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: checking file C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [INFO]: [svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The system cannot find the file specified.
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service BFE
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service Dnscache
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service mpssvc
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service
> SecurityHealthService
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WdNisSvc
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinDefend
> 2019/05/21 13:45:49 [DEBUG]: [svcs]: can't open service WinHttpAutoProxySvc
>
>
>
> Any tips are greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Jaime Kikpole*
>
> *Director of Technology & Innovations*
> *Cairo-Durham Central School District*
> (518) 622-8543, x59500
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> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 1:26 PM Jaime Kikpole via Xymon <xymon at xymon.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jaime Kikpole <jkikpole at cairodurham.org>
> To: xymon at xymon.com
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 13:18:56 -0400
> Subject: BBWin client not appearing in server
>
> I just learned of BBWin last night and have been trying to get it to work
> with my Xymon system.  I've got it installed and started, added the system
> to hosts.cfg on the server, and I can now see it on conn, info, and trends,
> but nothing else.  I only changed BBWin.cfg enough to set the "mode" to
> "central".
>
>
>
> The C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\logs\BBWin.log file shows these messages
> every 5 minutes:
>
> [filesystem]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg
> : The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> [msgs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The
> system cannot find the file specified.
>
> [svcs]: can't open C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp\clientlocal.cfg : The
> system cannot find the file specified.
>
>
>
> I've also found the following error when I restart the BBWin service:
>
> [filesystem]: failed to load logfetch status C:\Program Files
> (x86)\BBWin\tmp\logfetch.status : The system cannot find the file specified.
>
>
>
> I confirmed that these files are missing, but the "tmp" folder exists.
>
>
>
> Any thoughts on what I've missed?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Jaime Kikpole*
>
> *Director of Technology & Innovations*
> *Cairo-Durham Central School District*
> (518) 622-8543, x59500
> cairodurham.org <http://www.cairodurham.org>
>
> *Technical Support:*
> help at cairodurham.org
> go.cairodurham.org/techtips
>
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