[OT] Nagios timeouts
Earlier this morning I was getting Nagios alerts about potential issues with my FreeBSD 6.1 servers. All the emails I got had this problem: Connection refused by host I did some digging around today and I didn't get anything definitive, but I did notice there was a time correlation between the messages and certain log entries that seem to be associated with various cron jobs. Is it possible that I'm getting false positives due to my servers servicing these jobs and not being able to respond to Nagios queries? - Joe _ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gzipping multiple files w/o tarring
I'm sure this is easy but googling hasn't gotten me anywhere yet... I want to compress all the files in my directory that don't already have a .gz extension. I want them to be individual compressed files, not part of a single .tar.gz file. Can anyone point me to where I can find how to do this? tia, - Joe _ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Load trends over time
I currently maintaining some systems that run Nagios clients and the server spews out socket timeout after 10s msgs on occasion even when nothing is wrong. Does anyone know of any kind of tool that saves system data over time and allows for people to trend for patterns? If not, what options should I use with ps and what columns should I be capturing so I can save the resulting data via script? tia, - Joe _ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kernel upgrades
I'm still new to FreeBSD (coming from CentOS/Ubuntu) so this might be something totally obvious to others... I know I can update ports by using portsnap fetch/extract/update - does this update the kernel source as well? How do I apply this new code? - Joe ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Firefox won't start
I recently did a ports update and after a bit of effort I got firefox3 to compile with no errors. But now when I either select Firefox from the menu or start it from a terminal window nothing happens. Firefox does not start and there's no indication of any problems. When I use ps to see if it's hung I see nothing. Ideas? tia, - Joe _ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Firefox won't start
You got it!!! I type in firefox3 in the terminal and the prompt comes right back. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Firefox won't start Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:22:59 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:21:11 -0400 Subject: Firefox won't start I recently did a ports update and after a bit of effort I got firefox3 to compile with no errors. But now when I either select Firefox from the menu or start it from a terminal window nothing happens. Firefox does not start and there's no indication of any problems. When I use ps to see if it's hung I see nothing. Ideas? what command are you using to start firefox 3? I just installed it for first time and found you have to use the command firefox3 to get it to run -Sean _ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can't start MySQL 5.0.67
I've got a server running FreeBSD7 and got MySQL 5.0.67 installed on it today. I ran mysql_install_db and then assigned the root password. I tried to get it running on boot (mysql_enable=YES) and by hand (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start) but I can't get the daemon to start. What else do I need to do to get this working? - Joe _ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67
So I checked in that directory you suggested and I found this: 080908 13:35:05 mysqld started 080908 13:35:05 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 080908 13:35:05 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 080908 13:35:05 InnoDB: Operating system error number 13 in a file operation. InnoDB: The error means mysqld does not have the access rights to InnoDB: the directory. InnoDB: File name ./ibdata1 InnoDB: File operation call: 'create'. InnoDB: Cannot continue operation. 080908 13:35:05 mysqld ended So my questions are: 1. What directory is it referring to? Is it /var/db/mysql by default? I just tried to give ownership using chown -R mysql /var/db/mysql but that made no difference. 2. I've read also for this kind of issue I have to reinstall the software... When I initially installed this from ports I didn't use any kind of extra parameters. Are they needed? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:56:48 -0800 CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67 On Monday 08 September 2008, Joe Tseng said: I've got a server running FreeBSD7 and got MySQL 5.0.67 installed on it today. I ran mysql_install_db and then assigned the root password. I tried to get it running on boot (mysql_enable=YES) and by hand (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start) but I can't get the daemon to start. What else do I need to do to get this working? - Joe Check the logfiles in /var/db/mysql, they will usually tell you what it's choking on. My first guess without more info would be you probably don't have something configured correctly. Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://people.freebsd.org/~beech X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Skype: akbeech / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67
Yeah that was it... The chown -R mysql:mysql /var/db/mysql was what did it... Thx to all for the help. - Joe From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:46:02 -0800 CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67 On Monday 08 September 2008, Joe Tseng said: So I checked in that directory you suggested and I found this: 080908 13:35:05 mysqld started 080908 13:35:05 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 080908 13:35:05 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 080908 13:35:05 InnoDB: Operating system error number 13 in a file operation. InnoDB: The error means mysqld does not have the access rights to InnoDB: the directory. InnoDB: File name ./ibdata1 InnoDB: File operation call: 'create'. InnoDB: Cannot continue operation. 080908 13:35:05 mysqld ended So my questions are: 1. What directory is it referring to? Is it /var/db/mysql by default? I just tried to give ownership using chown -R mysql /var/db/mysql but that made no difference. 2. I've read also for this kind of issue I have to reinstall the software... When I initially installed this from ports I didn't use any kind of extra parameters. Are they needed? Yes, the /var/db/mysql dir needs to be readable and writeable by mysql. Try the following: chown -R mysql:mysql /var/db/mysql. The error is telling you that innodb can't create /var/db/mysql/ibdata1. After fixing permissions, you may need to do another initdb. Beech From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:56:48 -0800 CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67 On Monday 08 September 2008, Joe Tseng said: I've got a server running FreeBSD7 and got MySQL 5.0.67 installed on it today. I ran mysql_install_db and then assigned the root password. I tried to get it running on boot (mysql_enable=YES) and by hand (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start) but I can't get the daemon to start. What else do I need to do to get this working? - Joe Check the logfiles in /var/db/mysql, they will usually tell you what it's choking on. My first guess without more info would be you probably don't have something configured correctly. Beech -- --- Beech Rintoul - FreeBSD Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | FreeBSD Since 4.x \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | http://people.freebsd.org/~beech X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Skype: akbeech / \ - http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mouse doesn't work in Gnome after install
I'm still a FreeBSD newbie so I'm still feeling my way around... Got two mouse problems: 1. I just installed FreeBSD 7 on a laptop and got Gnome running. The mouse works with the trackpad but not the USB mouse. 2. I just installed FreeBSD 7 as a VMWare Server guest and got Gnome running. The mouse doesn't work at all. Are these issues related? What do I do now? tia, - Joe _ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
