November 2023 - observium - lists.observium.org

PowerDNS Recursive Server application
by Kevin Riahi 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

What is the process for support on applications for observium subscribers? In this case the PowerDNS Recursive Server application. Should we reach out to the original author. In this case the script is very simple and it seems it has no documented authors. The issue is the script is no longer working even though it was in the past. It may be because PowerDNS Recursive Server 4.8 has made permission changes to /var/run/pdns-recursor/pdns_recursor.controlsocket Testing the script /usr/lib/observium_agent/local/powerdns-recursor and it will execute with below error. <<<app-powerdns-recursor>>> Fatal: Unable to connect to remote '/var/run/pdns-recursor/pdns_recursor.controlsocket': Permission denied Here is the powerdns-recursor script . #!/bin/sh recctrl=`which rec_control` if [ $? -eq 0 ] then echo '<<<app-powerdns-recursor>>>' $recctrl get-all fi TIA Kevin

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is it possible to disable an alert checker?
by Tony Guadagno 30 Nov '23

30 Nov '23

Hi, is it possible to disable a specific alert checker without deleting it? I am debugging an alert checker that is pretty noisy so I want to stop the alerts for a bit but I don't want to loose the work I have put into it. thanks Tony Guadagno O +1 585 577 1003 C +1 585 703 6700 E tonyg(a)guadagnoconsulting.com<mailto:tonyg@guadagnoconsulting.com> [cid:image001.jpg@01D84DD6.FC9912E0]

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Discovery problem with an old Dell Powerconnect and Observium CE 23.9.13005
by mosdvas 30 Nov '23

30 Nov '23

Hello, After the last update i'm experiencing a bug on the discovery on an old switch. This is a Dell PowerConnect 3448. : Vendor/Hardware Dell PowerConnect 3448 Operating system Dell PowerConnect (FastPath) 2.0.0.34 The bug appeared in this CE version, until now the info feedback was correct. The SNMP poller seem ok. Can you help me with this problem? Here's the error dump : ##### Module Start: sensors ##### o POWER-ETHERNET-MIB pethMainPseOperStatus [] o OLD-DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡶⠋⠁⠙⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣠⡶⠛⠛⠲⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠄⣠⣾⣡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢰⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣷⣤⡐⣄⣽⡾⠧⠤⠤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣾⣿⣯⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣤⣤⡀⣠⣈⣹⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⢀⡾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠈⠻⣆⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⣠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⢳⣆⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣾⣷⣶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⡼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣯⡇⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣜⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣾⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠘⢷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⡇⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⣿⣿⡟⢠⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣻⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣷⡈⠛⠿⣿⣿⡆⠻⢿⣿⣽⣿⣯⣿⠿⠃⠀⠻⠛⣰⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠈⠙⠻⠷⠤⠄⢉⡁⠀⠀⠙⢉⣵⣌⠀⠀⠀⣀⠄⠘⠛⠋⠁⢀⣀⣤⣤⣭⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠓⢦⣄⡉⠉⢉⣩⠶⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣆⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣦⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⡟⠿⣿⣟⡿⢿⡛⠀⣘⣿⣿⡆ ⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣷⣿⡆⠀⠀⣶⣶⣾⡿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠁⢀⢀⠲⣬⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠘⡏⠳⣤⡄⠀⡄⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣧⠀⢀⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣯⣷⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠀⠀⠉⠳⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⠀⢸⣿⣿⣆⢠⠀⡆⣰⡿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⠀⠀⠀⠹⣷⣤⣄⠀⡈⣾⡆⢸⡿⠋⠿⠾⠴⠷⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠞⠉⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣇⠸⡷⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⢄⣠⣶⣤⣤⣤⡤⠤⠖⠛⠉⠀⠠⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢻⣷⠶⠒⠀⠀⠁⠈⢿⡄⣷⣆⣤⣶⡿⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⣿⣿⡿⢋⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣶⣫⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⢦⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠳⠦⣴⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⢷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣾⣿⣋⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⣦⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡴⠂⣀⡀⠀⡀⡀⡀⢠⣬⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⡴⠊⠉⠀⠈⢹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⠾⡿⡿⠿⣷⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠷⠦⠤⠤⠴⠶⠶⠶⠶⠚⠉⠀⠀⠈⣉⣩⠽⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⣁⣠⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oops! Something went wrong! You may want to report this to the Observium developers. count(): Argument #1 ($value) must be of type Countable|array, null given in /var/www/observium/includes/discovery/sensors/old-dnos-boxservices-private-mib.inc.php:14 Stack trace: #0: (unknown function) called at [/var/www/observium/includes/discovery/sensors/old-dnos-boxservices-private-mib.inc.php:14] 9: * @subpackage discovery 10: * @copyright (C) 2006-2013 Adam Armstrong, (C) 2013-2023 Observium Limited 11: * 12: */ 13: 14: if (count($valid['sensor']['temperature']['DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB']) || 15: count($valid['sensor']['power']['DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB'])) { 16: // Exit from discovery, since already added valid sensors by DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB 17: // Note, DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB and OLD-DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB are crossed 18: echo 'Skipped by DNOS-BOXSERVICES-PRIVATE-MIB'; 19: return; #1: include called at [/var/www/observium/includes/include-dir-mib.inc.php:32] 27: 28: if (is_file($inc_file)) { 29: print_cli_data_field("$mib "); 30: 31: $inc_start = microtime(TRUE); // MIB timing start 32: $inc_status = include($inc_file); 33: echo(PHP_EOL); 34: 35: if ($include_lib && is_file($inc_dir . '.lib.php')) { 36: // separated functions include, for exclude fatal redeclare errors 37: include_once($inc_dir . '.lib.php'); #2: include called at [/var/www/observium/includes/discovery/sensors.inc.php:52] 47: } 48: } 49: 50: // Run sensor discovery scripts (also discovers state sensors as status entities) 51: $include_dir = "includes/discovery/sensors"; 52: include($config['install_dir'] . "/includes/include-dir-mib.inc.php"); 53: 54: // Run status-specific discovery scripts 55: $include_dir = "includes/discovery/status"; 56: include($config['install_dir'] . "/includes/include-dir-mib.inc.php"); 57: #3: include called at [/var/www/observium/includes/discovery/functions.inc.php:870] 865: $GLOBALS['module_stats'][$module] = []; 866: $valid[$module] = []; 867: 868: print_cli_heading("Module Start: %R" . $module); 869: 870: include("includes/discovery/$module.inc.php"); 871: 872: $m_end = utime(); 873: $GLOBALS['module_stats'][$module]['time'] = round($m_end - $m_start, 4); 874: print_module_stats($device, $module); 875: echo(PHP_EOL); #4: discover_device called at [/var/www/observium/discovery.php:216] 211: 212: foreach (dbFetchRows("SELECT * FROM `devices` WHERE `disabled` = 0 $where ORDER BY `last_discovered_timetaken` ASC", $params) as $device) { 213: // Additional check if device SNMPable, because during 214: // discovery many devices (long time), the some device can be switched off 215: if ($options['h'] === 'new' || is_snmpable($device)) { 216: discover_device($device, $options); 217: } else { 218: $string = "Device '" . $device['hostname'] . "' skipped, because switched off during runtime discovery process."; 219: print_debug($string); 220: logfile($argv[0] . ": $string"); 221: } Cordialement, Florian Isolet AS42929 - FI1735-RIPE LIGNE DIRECTE 05 18 10 18 12 artefact-groupe.fr <https://www.artefact-groupe.fr> Les donnees et renseignements contenus dans ce message sont personnels, confidentiels et secrets. Toute publication, utilisation ou diffusion, meme partielle, doit etre autorisee. Si vous n'etes pas le bon destinataire, nous vous demandons de ne pas lire, copier, utiliser ou divulguer cette communication. Nous vous prions de notifier cette erreur a l'expediteur et d'effacer immediatement cette communication de votre systeme. Any data and information contained in this electronic mail is personal, confidential and secret. Any total or partial publication, use or distribution must be authorized. If you are not the right addressee, we ask you not to read, copy, use or disclose this communication. 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cisco router tunnel interfaces
by Tony Guadagno 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Hi, I just noticed that Observium does not seem to list GRE Tunnel interfaces on Cisco routers. Are one of these including Tunnel interfaces? How do I get tunnel interfaces polled? thanks [cid:image002.jpg@01DA2205.08A73E50] Tony Guadagno O +1 585 577 1003 C +1 585 703 6700 E tonyg(a)guadagnoconsulting.com<mailto:tonyg@guadagnoconsulting.com> [cid:image001.jpg@01D84DD6.FC9912E0]

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is there an alert kill switch?
by Tony Guadagno 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Hi, when my Microsoft servers patch monthly, they often reboot and that causes an alert that is unnecessary for me. Is there a way (maybe a script I could write) that would disable alerting? I am thinking about making a cron job that would run monthly (at the time I am patching) that would disable alerting...then maybe 2 hrs later, re-enable alerting. Is this possible? Tony Guadagno O +1 585 577 1003 C +1 585 703 6700 E tonyg(a)guadagnoconsulting.com<mailto:tonyg@guadagnoconsulting.com> [cid:image001.jpg@01D84DD6.FC9912E0]

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Security Questions
by Wilkinson, Matthew 27 Nov '23

27 Nov '23

Hello, I am deploying Observium into a secured environment and I've a few questions. * What security measures are in place to protect subscription SVN branch? * Does SVN do any checksums or hashing of the code after it is checkout to the client to ensure no malicious attempts were made in transit? * Is there a contact name and email we can document in cases where we need to get direct support? * Is there a regular notification mechanism for updates to Observium? E.g. via the mailing list or blog post? In other words, how do we find out about new security patches? Thanks for any and all help. Matt

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Recover dashboard and alerts
by Chris James 26 Nov '23

26 Nov '23

We recently had to rebuild our observium server. Of course we lost the custom dashboards and alerts. Everything in the old observium directory was backed off. Can we recover the dashboards and alerts from the old directory? Chris James Vessel Production Systems Manager Infrastructure & Support

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snmp syslocation dynamic geolocation
by Chris James 26 Nov '23

26 Nov '23

Does anyone know a way of integrating dynamic positioning into snmp? Usually you put the location in to syslocation attribute in snmpd.conf file. We have vessels which move about and wondered if there was away of using dynamic positioning. We have plenty of GPS sources onboard so not a problem there. Chris James Vessel Production Systems Manager Infrastructure & Support Telephone: +44 1932 376000 Direct: +44 1932 376817 Mobile: +44 7768 480557 Email: chris.james(a)pgs.com<mailto:chris.james@pgs.com>

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Graph is not showing for a recently added Arista DCS-7020SRG-24C2 Switch.
by Prasun Kumar Mitra (NOC) 24 Nov '23

24 Nov '23

Hello, I am using Subscription version of Observium for over 4 years collecting data on over 35 devices including switch, routers and servers, using it daily I have recently added a Arista switch where traffic graph is not showing [or not getting drawn] although i can see the realtime traffic graph and all other info collected by observium. i have tried removing and re adding it to observium but the graph didn't worked. Can anyone help me resolve this. Observium Version: 23.11.13173 (15th November 2023) Device/ Hardware: Arista DCS-7020SRG-24C2 Device Firmware: Arista EOS 4.30.3M Regards, Prasun Kumar Mitra System Admin Alliance NOC Alliance Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd. P-89,C.I.T Road, Kolkata-700014 [cid:d027dbdc-38bf-4029-89b9-c38dff80934c]

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Teams webhook images green/red
by Ivo van Tulden 21 Nov '23

21 Nov '23

Dear members, We have a webhook link to Microsoft teams for alerting from Observium. This works except for the "green/red" icons for a new alert or a fixed alert. We get "🔥" and "✅" instead of the icon, we have seen this working once but can't get it the work anymore. Do you have a solution how we can fix this? Examples: 🔥[servername] [storage] Disk near full 90% ✅[servername] [storage] Disk near full 90% Met vriendelijke groet, Ivo van Tulden Technical Infrastructure Engineer - IT Department << Security is van ons allemaal >> **** DISCLAIMER: The information sent in or attached to this e-mail is for the addressee only. If this e-mail message is unclear please contact VLISCO by e-mail or telephone. Disclosure or reproduction of this information to a third party without prior agreement of VLISCO is not allowed. VLISCO does not accept any responsibility for the correct and complete interpretation of this e-mail nor for the time of its arrival. VLISCO cannot be held responsible for any claim resulting from negotiations and/or decisions made directly or indirectly based on information contained in this e-mail message. Vlisco Netherlands B.V. Binnen Parallelweg 27, 5701 PH, Helmond, The Netherlands. Chamber of commerce Eindhoven 50751492. Tel.: +31 (0)492 570922 Fax: +31 (0)492 570230 Visit our website: www.vlisco.com ****

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