December 2023 - observium - lists.observium.org

PowerDNS Recursive Server application
by Kevin Riahi 18 Jan '24

18 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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PHP Weathermap Integration
by Adam Armstrong 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

Hi Guys, We added PHP Weathermap into Observium ~2 years ago, but the enabling option wasn't documented because there was an odd javascript bug breaking the UI. It turns out the bug was the same variable name being used in two completely separate bits of code, causing a clash. Typical Javascript. This is fixed now and it mostly functions, so I've unhidden the enabling option in the web-based config. $config['weathermap']['enable'] = TRUE; It works slightly differently to the original weathermap, it generates maps on the fly and is a little better integrated into the UI. It retains all of the old issues though, the weathermap code is very, very old and should not be enabled on installs untrusted people have access to. Thanks, adam. -- Sent from Postbox <https://www.postbox-inc.com/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=siglink&utm_campai…>

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xinetd not supported on RHEL 9, use systemd instead
by Tony Guadagno 30 Dec '23

30 Dec '23

Hi, as xinetd is not provided for RHEL 9, I wrote a couple of systemd units to make this work. I am sure someone smarter than me could make this better, but I have confirmed this does work on any modern systemd implementation. Would it be possible to get this in the documentation so the knowledge is not lost? Here is the info: Create a new file: /etc/systemd/system/observiumagent.socket Paste this into the file: [Unit] Description=Observium Agent Socket Requires=observiumagent@.service [Socket] ListenStream=36602 Accept=yes [Install] WantedBy=sockets.target Change permissions on the file: Chmod 660 /etc/systemd/system/observiumagent.socket Create another new file: /etc/systemd/system/observiumagent@.service<mailto:/etc/systemd/system/observiumagent@.service> Paste this into the file: [Unit] Description=Observium Agent Server PartOf=observiumagent.socket [Service] ExecStart=-/usr/bin/observium_agent #User=example #Group=example StandardInput=socket Sockets=observiumagent.socket Change permissions on the file: Chmod 660 /etc/systemd/system/observiumagent@.service<mailto:/etc/systemd/system/observiumagent@.service> Reload systemd: systemctl daemon-reload Enable and start the service: systemctl enable --now observiumagent.socket That's it, of course, follow the rest of the direction on the page (UNIX Agent - Observium<https://docs.observium.org/unix_agent/>), just ignore the ones involving xinetd 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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Traffic accounting not working anymore
by Anthony Polselli 13 Dec '23

13 Dec '23

We recently built a new server with Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and migrated Observium over. Everything seams to be working fine except for the Traffic Accounting. On the summary screen, it shows data from months ago (just before the upgrade), but when you click on one of the "bills" and look at the bandwidth graph, it's blank. I've tried adding a new bill and it same thing, no data. But if I click on the interface and go the that switch port, all the graphs are there. How can I reconnect the Traffic Accounting to pull data from the switchport graphs again? Thanks all!

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Network Traffic Map
by rpierazzi＠azfrance.fr 11 Dec '23

11 Dec '23

Good morning, I would like to know how to program the visualization of the network Traffic Map. When I go to the page and click on one device, nothing happens.. Thanks for your feedback, Sincerely,

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units on error graphs?
by Tony Guadagno 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Hi, sorry if this is obvious, but it just occurred to me that I don't understand this graph. This comes from an Ethernet port on a cisco router.... [cid:image001.jpg@01DA26BB.DFC59A20] What are the units??for example the "last in errors/s" is 44.25m???? 44.24 million? That can't be right. Thanks in advance 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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