October 2024 - observium - lists.observium.org

Building an Observium appliance
by Serge Caron 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

It's time I give something back to the community. This project, GitHub - SergeCaron/observium_appliance: Build and maintain an Observium appliance<https://github.com/SergeCaron/observium_appliance>, is aimed at SMB environments and walks the sysadmin through each phase of creating and maintaining (backup, restore, upgrade) an Observium appliance. It also covers the installation of Let's Encrypt certificates, secure (https) access to the Observium web site, basic email configuration for notifications, and log aggregation. It's basically a recipe with scripts. A small appliance with fault tolerant network configuration is shown to emphasize the standalone nature of the project. Of course, any virtual environment can do ;-) I hope I kept the typos and omissions to a minimum. Regards, Serge Caron

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User access levels
by Tibor Marchyn 06 Dec '24

06 Dec '24

Hi, I have another beginner question please. I have setup Active Directory authentication, but how can I limit users to exact devices? I really do not want for some users to see anything else than they need to and all of them have level 1 access. And I can't see any option to limit them or assign user to device. Also it would be great to assign users to exact device group I have created. Thanks a lot Tibor

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alert box
by Arnoldo Vidal Bravo 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Hi A few days ago we updated observium (from 23.2.12520 to 24.8.13606) and now we don't see the alerts for monitored ports. Before we saw yellow boxes (warnings), now they don't appear. Does it no longer show that information? port down we must add something in the config file? -- Saluda cordialmente

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Air gapped device - status and monitoring
by Ivo van Tulden 28 Oct '24

28 Oct '24

Hello We have an air gapped device for back-up. This devices is active once a week for a couple of hours to get the latest back-up and then the device goes offline. The default behaviour is that the device is down and gives a 'error' for the rest of the week because it can't be reached. Is their a way to: * For a working window of the device? Meaning that outside the specified couple of hours the device will not show down/error? * Flip the device status when not in the working window? Meaning if the device goes online on a different time there is an alert? Met vriendelijke groet, Ivo van Tulden Industrial Automation [cid:image001.png@01DB2954.D83E8810] **** 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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Observium - Halkbank Enterprise Plan Purchasing
by Recep Oguz AKKUS 25 Oct '24

25 Oct '24

Hello Dear Sir/Madam, We are one of the largest banks in Türkiye. With Observium, we want to monitor more than 4000 UPS and Printers in our branches. We are interested in purchasing a Enterprise plan. In accordance with the institution's procedures, we need to sign a contract for the purchase. We also request technical support for installation. Can we organise a meeting to get acquainted? Do you have a business partner in Turkey? Thanks in advance. Best Regards. [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/logo.png]<https://www.halkbank.com.tr/> Information Technologies Operation Department [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/konum.p…]<https://www.halkbank.com.tr/tr/iletisim.html> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/web.png] <https://www.halkbank.com.tr/> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/twitter…] <https://twitter.com/halkbank> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/faceboo…] <https://tr-tr.facebook.com/halkbank/> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/linkedi…] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/halkbank/> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/youtube…] <https://www.youtube.com/halkbank> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/instagr…] <https://www.instagram.com/halkbank/> Recep Oguz AKKUS / IT Technician [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/mail.png] RecepOguz.AKKUS(a)halkbank.com.tr<mailto:RecepOguz.AKKUS@halkbank.com.tr> 📞 +90 216 503 47 62<sip:0216%20503%2047%2062> [https://beraber.halkbank.com.tr/hbcdn/assets/image/mail/images/imza/doga.png] I avoid wasting paper, I don't print unless necessary. *Bu e-posta ve ilişikteki dosyalar hukuken gizli ve kişisel veri/özel nitelikli kişisel veri içermektedir. Kişisel verilerle ilgili bilgilendirmeyi halkbank.com.tr adresinden okuyabilirsiniz. E-posta ve içeriği, sadece gönderilen gerçek veya tüzel kişinin gönderim amacıyla sınırlı kullanımı içindir. Muhatap, kendisine gönderilen bilgileri gönderim amacıyla sınırlı ve ölçülü olarak kullanacağını kabul eder. Eğer bu e-postanın muhatabı değilseniz bu e-postanın ve eklerinin kopyalarını herhangi bir şekilde kullanamaz, gönderemez, dağıtamaz ve yedekleyemezsiniz. Lütfen bu e-postayı yanlışlıkla aldıysanız, gönderene bu durumu bildiriniz ve e-posta ve ilişiğindeki belgeleri sistemden siliniz. Bu mesaj aksi sözleşme ile belirtilmedikçe herhangi bir işlem teklifi amacı taşımamaktadır. Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş.’nin hiçbir çalışanı veya temsilcisi, elektronik posta yolu ile Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. adına bağlayıcı bir sözleşme yapmak için yetkilendirilmemiştir.* *This message contains confidential information and personal data/sensitive personal data. You can reach and read acknowledgement about data protection on halkbank.com.tr. It’s intended only limited use of the individual or legal entity to whom they are addressed only for sending purpose. Recipient acknowledges that he/she shall only use the information in accordance with its sending purpose. If you are not the named addressee, you should not use, disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail and its attachment. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email and its attachment from your system. Unless otherwise specified by a mutual agreement, this message is not intended to be a request for a transaction. No employee or agent is authorized to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. with any third party by e-mail.*

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VMware VMs keeps discovering more and more
by Ivo van Tulden 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

Dear community, This week I started with a new Observium installation, and love the product. A small problem is with my VMware 6.7 hosts (I know they are old) which keeps adding the same VM's to the list. How can I resolve this? Same VM a lot of times: [cid:image001.png@01DB1B14.94FE47F0] Met vriendelijke groet, Ivo van Tulden Industrial Automation **** 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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Observium Professional Subscription
by Joseph Padueng 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Hi Sir, If i want to Purchase Observium Professional Subscription, so what is the procedure? Regards, Joseph Padueng

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Can't log into Observium
by dwalcott＠asgllc.com 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Hey everyone, I had a functioning install of Observium 24.4.13528 (26th April 2024) running on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, just using mysql for auth. I then tried to switch to AD by entering info in the "AD" section of the /settings web UI config page. Once I did that, I got the error below when trying to log in. I switched back to mysql login, by manually changing $config['auth_mechanism'] = "ad"; to $config['auth_mechanism'] = "mysql"; in config.php, and am able to log in again. Can anyone point me in the direction of what's wrong? array_keys(): Argument #1 ($array) must be of type array, null given in /opt/observium/html/includes/authentication/ad.inc.php:38 #0: (unknown function) called at [/opt/observium/html/includes/authentication/ad.inc.php:38] 33: } 34: } 35: 36: // If no access control groups are specified, use the defined level groups as access control 37: if (!is_array($config['auth_ad_group'])) { 38: $config['auth_ad_group'] = array_keys($config['auth_ad_groups']); 39: } 40: 41: // Synthesize Base DN from configured domain name, if it is not set 42: if (!isset($config['auth_ad_basedn'])) { 43: if (isset($config['auth_ad_domain'])) { #1: array_keys called at [/opt/observium/html/includes/authentication/ad.inc.php:38] 33: } 34: } 35: 36: // If no access control groups are specified, use the defined level groups as access control 37: if (!is_array($config['auth_ad_group'])) { 38: $config['auth_ad_group'] = array_keys($config['auth_ad_groups']); 39: } 40: 41: // Synthesize Base DN from configured domain name, if it is not set 42: if (!isset($config['auth_ad_basedn'])) { 43: if (isset($config['auth_ad_domain'])) { #2: include_once called at [/opt/observium/html/includes/authenticate.inc.php:126] 121: // Always load mysql as backup 122: include_once($config['html_dir'] . '/includes/authentication/mysql.inc.php'); 123: 124: // Load primary module if not mysql 125: if ($config['auth_mechanism'] !== 'mysql') { 126: include_once($auth_file); 127: } 128: 129: // Include base auth functions calls 130: include_once($config['html_dir'] . '/includes/authenticate-functions.inc.php'); 131: } else { #3: include called at [/opt/observium/html/index.php:72] 67: $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] = $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] ?? ($_SERVER['ORIG_PATH_INFO'] ?? ''); 68: 69: // Clean global $vars variable, it populated only after correct authenticating 70: unset($vars); 71: 72: include($config['html_dir'] . "/includes/authenticate.inc.php"); 73: 74: // Default theme set in global or user setting 75: if ($config['web_theme_default'] === 'system' && isset($_COOKIE['screen_scheme'])) { 76: $theme = $_COOKIE['screen_scheme']; 77: } else {

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Buy subscription via invoice / bank transfer ?
by anders.jonsson＠norconsult.com 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Hello, Thanks for your excellent software. We are very interested in buying a Professional Subscription subscription (to begin with) but we don't have company issued cards and not allowed to used paypal either. Is there any possibility to do a invoice / bank transfer instead ?

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Custome Dashboard
by Bar Russo 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Hello there. I want to know if there's an option to make a custome dashboard in the Observium that will show me CPU, Memory, Storage usage in percents like it shows me when I press on 'Health' and choose one of them. So instead of pressing on 'Health' and choose 'Processors' or 'Memory' or 'Storage' it'll show me in a dashboard of them in one dashboard. If it's possible I'll be more than glad to get help how to do it. Best regards, Bar Russo | Information Technology Phone: 03-9546064 Address: Ariel Sharon 8 blvd. Or-Yehuda Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/77639321/admin/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/mgroup.mgar> | Mgrp.co.il [תמונה שמכילה גופן, גרפיקה, לוגו, עיצוב גרפי התיאור נוצר באופן אוטומטי]<https://www.mgar.co.il/>

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