Paul : I need to use some aliases because I wrote a little munin plugin, and I think it's easier to have "CLIM 1", "CLIM 2", "FRONT BAY 1", "FRONT BAY 2" than have the sensors IDs.
Eloy : In my munin plugin, this is how I work, I have an %alias array which I use for displaying the name, but also I don't want to edit the plugin code everytime I add a sensor. Also, as I'm not the only System Administrator in my company, I try to search for the easier way to add an alias to a sensor. I thought about a kind of a configuration file containing the aliases, but I wanted to search more on the 1-wire side than on the plugin side. This is why I thought the alias file would contain the alias for the sensor. And I only use alias for displaying the name, not for polling, because in the case a person gives the same alias to 2 sensors, this might lead to a bigger problem. Thanks. On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:58:30 -0300, Roberto Spadim <robe...@spadim.com.br> wrote: > i was thinking about it: > only case when alias add/delete/rename is usefull is when add a new > sensor or replacing a damaged or move a sensor from a bedroom to > another > > maybe we need three commands: > add = add alias to a sensor > remove = remove alias from a sensor > rename = change alias from a sensor (maybe add, and after delete, > check that we need 2 or more alias per device) > ideas -> maybe we can have 2 or more alias to same sensor, for > example > we remove a bedroom sensor (temperature) because another sensor give > the same value (maybe near sensor in a test) with this we could > rename > alias without changing clients configuration (ownet or another > client) > > i think it is > maybe a alias_file in root of owfs is nice to reload many sensors in > one write like: > echo new_alias > ow_fs_root/alias_file > > or read all alias > cat ow_fs_root/alias_file > today_alias_file_backup > > nice?! > i don't know if we will have problems with writing to alias_files > (maybe we will have 1MB file! could owserver network protocol support > it?) > > that's all > 2011/3/31 Paul Alfille <paul.alfi...@gmail.com>: >> Interesting string. >> >> I was concerned about the security implications of allowing alias >> writing. >> Writing will rename objects and perhaps confuse data collection. >> There >> really isn't a permissions system in OWFS. >> >> I've seen several suggestion: >> 1. Be able to write to the "alias" property of any device. >> 2. Reload from a changed alias file. >> 3. Have an explicit "reload" command. >> >> Can you explain the use case for changeable alias names? That would >> help us design the system. >> >> Paul >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Roberto Spadim >> <robe...@spadim.com.br> wrote: >>> maybe write the file >>> >>> cat /new_aliast > /fuse_owfs/alias_file >>> >>> this could insert a new alias file to owfs >>> or >>> >>> cat /fuse_owfs/alias_file >>> to read the today alias references >>> >>> 2011/3/31 Roberto Spadim <robe...@spadim.com.br>: >>>> if it don´t work for you, with not post a feature request? >>>> >>>> feature request: >>>> add a option to reload alias file >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2011/3/31 Cyril LAVIER <clavier+owfs...@ltutech.com>: >>>>> On 03/31/2011 05:43 PM, p4trykx wrote: >>>>>> Dnia 31-03-2011 o 17:33:49 Cyril >>>>>> LAVIER<clavier+owfs...@ltutech.com> >>>>>> napisał(a):>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I type the same commands as previously. >>>>>> The you are doing it wrong. The alias file is not writable!!! >>>>> As far as I know, I never yelled at you... >>>>>> Answer this: >>>>>> Did you read the link I gave you? >>>>>> http://owfs.org/index.php?page=aliases >>>>>> >>>>>> You have to run owfs/owerver like this >>>>>> owfs -a myaliases.txt -d /dev/ttyS0 -m /mnt/1wire >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Yes, I read it while I was searching for any clue. >>>>> >>>>> But this method doesn't convince me, as I don't want to restart >>>>> the >>>>> owserver everything I add a sensor. >>>>> >>>>> So I will try to find another way to identify my sensors. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> p4trykx >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>> Create and publish websites with WebMatrix >>>>>> Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; >>>>>> WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and >>>>>> publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Owfs-developers mailing list >>>>>> Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cyril LAVIER | Systems Administrator | LTU Technologies >>>>> 132 Rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris France >>>>> (tel) +33 (0)1 53 43 01 71 | (mail) clav...@ltutech.com >>>>> LTU technologies - Making Sense of Visual Content | >>>>> www.LTUtech.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Create and publish websites with WebMatrix >>>>> Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; >>>>> WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and >>>>> publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Owfs-developers mailing list >>>>> Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Roberto Spadim >>>> Spadim Technology / SPAEmpresarial >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Roberto Spadim >>> Spadim Technology / SPAEmpresarial >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Create and publish websites with WebMatrix >>> Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; >>> WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and >>> publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Owfs-developers mailing list >>> Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Create and publish websites with WebMatrix >> Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; >> WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and >> publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf >> _______________________________________________ >> Owfs-developers mailing list >> Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf _______________________________________________ Owfs-developers mailing list Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers
