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[Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Keith E. <ka...@mi...>]

Hi

I've written a check_sensor Nagios plugin that returns performance data
for lm_sensors (e.g., fan speeds, temperatures, voltages). I'm just
testing it at the moment, and it works fine if the label does not have
embedded spaces. However, if there are embedded spaces then no graph is
plotted.

A simple example - the following is returned, but no graph appears:

SENSOR OK: M/B Temp value is 44|'M/B Temp'=44;;;;

That seems to be valid performance data according to
http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#AEN142, but
if it's not please correct me. Otherwise this would appear to be a bug
in PerfParse. I'm using Nagios 1.2 and PerfParse V0.105.6.

Thanks
Keith

Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Yves <yme...@pe...>]

Hi,

If you made no strange things, it looks like a bug. Not respecting
http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#AEN142 in the=
 parsing is a
bug in perfparse.

Do you have additionnal things in the log to help us in finding and fixin=
g that bug ?

Yves

> Hi
>
> I've written a check_sensor Nagios plugin that returns performance data
> for lm_sensors (e.g., fan speeds, temperatures, voltages). I'm just
> testing it at the moment, and it works fine if the label does not have
> embedded spaces. However, if there are embedded spaces then no graph is
> plotted.
>
> A simple example - the following is returned, but no graph appears:
>
> SENSOR OK: M/B Temp value is 44|'M/B Temp'=3D44;;;;
>
> That seems to be valid performance data according to
> http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#AEN142, but
> if it's not please correct me. Otherwise this would appear to be a bug
> in PerfParse. I'm using Nagios 1.2 and PerfParse V0.105.6.
>
> Thanks
> Keith
>
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Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Keith E. <ke...@mi...>]

Hi Yves

Yves wrote:
> If you made no strange things, it looks like a bug. Not respecting
> http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#AEN142 in
> the parsing is a bug in perfparse.

I believe that my output conforms to the specification - here's another 
sample line in case anyone wants to point out where it doesn't conform 
[:-)]:

SENSOR warning: CPU Temp value is 48|'CPU Temp'=48;45;60;30;100

> Do you have additionnal things in the log to help us in finding and
> fixing that bug ?

I don't think so. I'm using the infamous "Method 4" of piping the output 
to perfparsed, and the perfparsed log file has nothing of interest:

=======================================================================
2005/05/30 11:54:28 [perfparsed.c:176   26598 ] Perfparsed successfully 
daemonized (pid=26598)
2005/05/30 11:54:28 [   storage.c:95    26598 ] storage_mysql module 
successfully loaded
2005/05/30 11:54:29 [   storage.c:264   26602 ] Perfparsed : periodic 
cleanup
2005/05/30 11:54:29 [clean_tools.c:101   26602 ] Could not open 
directory '/tmp/perfparse.drop'
=======================================================================

Yves, do you have the 'sensors' command on your system? If so, I'll 
happily send you a copy of my beta check_sensor plugin for you to test 
if you wish.

In fact, I'm happy to make this available to others to test - contact me 
offlist if you'd like to do so. It's for Linux/BSD/etc systems only, and 
you will need lm_sensors installed and working.

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Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Ben C. <bcl...@pe...>]

Please check nagio.cfg, find this:

# ILLEGAL MACRO OUTPUT CHARACTERS
illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|'"<>

Change to:

illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|"<>

Please let us know if this helps.

Ben




Keith Edmunds wrote:
> Hi Yves
> 
> Yves wrote:
> 
>> If you made no strange things, it looks like a bug. Not respecting
>> http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html#AEN142 in
>> the parsing is a bug in perfparse.
> 
> 
> I believe that my output conforms to the specification - here's another 
> sample line in case anyone wants to point out where it doesn't conform 
> [:-)]:
> 
> SENSOR warning: CPU Temp value is 48|'CPU Temp'=48;45;60;30;100
> 
>> Do you have additionnal things in the log to help us in finding and
>> fixing that bug ?
> 
> 
> I don't think so. I'm using the infamous "Method 4" of piping the output 
> to perfparsed, and the perfparsed log file has nothing of interest:
> 
> =======================================================================
> 2005/05/30 11:54:28 [perfparsed.c:176   26598 ] Perfparsed successfully 
> daemonized (pid=26598)
> 2005/05/30 11:54:28 [   storage.c:95    26598 ] storage_mysql module 
> successfully loaded
> 2005/05/30 11:54:29 [   storage.c:264   26602 ] Perfparsed : periodic 
> cleanup
> 2005/05/30 11:54:29 [clean_tools.c:101   26602 ] Could not open 
> directory '/tmp/perfparse.drop'
> =======================================================================
> 
> Yves, do you have the 'sensors' command on your system? If so, I'll 
> happily send you a copy of my beta check_sensor plugin for you to test 
> if you wish.
> 
> In fact, I'm happy to make this available to others to test - contact me 
> offlist if you'd like to do so. It's for Linux/BSD/etc systems only, and 
> you will need lm_sensors installed and working.
> 

Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Keith E. <ke...@mi...>]

Ben Clewett wrote:
 > Please check nagio.cfg, find this:
 >
 > # ILLEGAL MACRO OUTPUT CHARACTERS
 > illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|'"<>
 >
 > Change to:
 >
 > illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|"<>
 >
 > Please let us know if this helps.

Yes, that fixed the problem, thank you very much. That would seem to 
indicate that the problem is, in fact, caused by Nagios - would you agree?

Many thanks for your suggestion.

Keith

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Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Yves <yme...@pe...>]

> Ben Clewett wrote:
>  > Please check nagio.cfg, find this:
>  >
>  > # ILLEGAL MACRO OUTPUT CHARACTERS
>  > illegal_macro_output_chars=3D`~$&|'"<>
>  >
>  > Change to:
>  >
>  > illegal_macro_output_chars=3D`~$&|"<>
>  >
>  > Please let us know if this helps.
>
> Yes, that fixed the problem, thank you very much. That would seem to
> indicate that the problem is, in fact, caused by Nagios - would you agr=
ee?

Yes.
Maybe this should be documented as a Frequently Asked Question ?
I suggest here : http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=3D8

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Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Ben C. <be...@ro...>]

Done.

Yves wrote:
>>Ben Clewett wrote:
>> > Please check nagio.cfg, find this:
>> >
>> > # ILLEGAL MACRO OUTPUT CHARACTERS
>> > illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|'"<>
>> >
>> > Change to:
>> >
>> > illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|"<>
>> >
>> > Please let us know if this helps.
>>
>>Yes, that fixed the problem, thank you very much. That would seem to
>>indicate that the problem is, in fact, caused by Nagios - would you agree?
> 
> 
> Yes.
> Maybe this should be documented as a Frequently Asked Question ?
> I suggest here : http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=8
> 
> Yves

Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Keith E. <ke...@mi...>]

Yves wrote:
> Maybe this should be documented as a Frequently Asked Question ?
> I suggest here : http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=8

Added (although it hasn't appeared yet).

Should this also be reported to Nagios and, if so, who will do that 
(let's not all assume someone else will do it)?

Finally, meant constructively: I find the perfparsed wiki hard to use 
and hard to find information. I'm a big fan of Wikis; are there any 
plans to change it at all?

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Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Yves <yme...@pe...>]

> Yves wrote:
>> Maybe this should be documented as a Frequently Asked Question ?
>> I suggest here : http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=3D8
>
> Added (although it hasn't appeared yet).

Thanks :)

> Should this also be reported to Nagios and, if so, who will do that
> (let's not all assume someone else will do it)?

Is this a bug in Nagios ? Or only misconfiguration ? If you consider it i=
s a bug, there
is a mailing-list where some should listen to you : nagios-devel
(http://www.nagios.org/support/mailinglists.php)

I have no opinion on that one.

> Finally, meant constructively: I find the perfparsed wiki hard to use
> and hard to find information. I'm a big fan of Wikis; are there any
> plans to change it at all?

Well, we are all busy, and if you have ideas and time to help, maybe you =
want to join
the (small) community ? :)

Yves

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Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label

[Flo G. <fl...@bi...>]

On Tue, 31 May 2005, Keith Edmunds wrote:

>
> Finally, meant constructively: I find the perfparsed wiki hard to use and 
> hard to find information. I'm a big fan of Wikis; are there any plans to 
> change it at all?
>
> -- 
> Keith Edmunds
>


Hehe, i wrote parts of the wiki software and i'm writing a php UI for 
perfparse at the moment. So you'll have to stick with tikiwiki :-)

But constructively: once registered to the wiki, you can unassign the 
modules (boxes) at the left and right bar and then the wiki gets more 
simple looking. With
http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-user_assigned_modules.php
you then can reassign the modules if you want them back.

Flo

[Perfparse-users] better look for wiki.perfparse.org (was : Re: [Perfparse-users] Space in label)

[Yves <yme...@pe...>]

I changed the subject of the thread...
Should this talk move to perfparse-devel or perfparse-devel-int list to a=
void the
pollution of perfparse-users ?

> But constructively: once registered to the wiki, you can unassign the
> modules (boxes) at the left and right bar and then the wiki gets more
> simple looking. With
> http://wiki.perfparse.org/tiki-user_assigned_modules.php
> you then can reassign the modules if you want them back.

Flo, can you define the default for new users in a way they have the mini=
mum boxes and
don't get confused with useless boxes ? Then they can add boxes with the =
preferences.

Maybe Keith can also make interesting comments on how to improve tiki-wik=
i ?
Maybe Keith can also give some help to make a better-looking web site (we=
 have
www.perfparse.org and wiki.perfparse.org : isn't there one useless ? :)

Why do some sites based on wikis (the best example I know is wikipedia) d=
o have a nice
look and why does wiki.perfparse.org look like a web portal ? :)

Well, this is just my opinion, don't take it as more than my opinion :)

Yves
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