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  1. Observium
  2. OBS-4190

RRD file permission error mitigation/reporting...

Details

    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Minor
    • None
    • Professional Edition
    • Scripts
    • None

    Description

      Over the years, files in my rrd directory have inconsistent group ownership (observium or www-data) and inconsistent file permissions (mostly group write issues.)

      Command line accidents (like running poller.php as root) can also mess things up

      Incorrect cron issues aside...

      ASK:

      Would it worth making scripts that create files in the rrd directory enforce the owner/group/permissions for the files?

      My argument here is that a whole class of user confusion can be avoided by enforcing ownership/permissions when possible, and visibly noting a permissions error in the web interface when not.

      I was surprised that poller.php -h foo didn't complain when the rrd/foo directory was owned by root, and that the web interface was silent on the matter.

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          [OBS-4190] RRD file permission error mitigation/reporting...
          landy Mike Stupalov made changes -
          Status Original: In Review [ 10101 ] New: Pending Response [ 10000 ]
          landy Mike Stupalov made changes -
          Status Original: Pending Response [ 10000 ] New: In Review [ 10101 ]
          adama Adam Armstrong made changes -
          Comment [ _*General questions and device support can be discussed in [our Discord channel, click here to join|https://discord.gg/GjpNXKWm8W].*_
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          Please make and attach additional information about the device:
           * full snmp dump from device:
          {noformat}
          snmpwalk -v2c -c <community> -t 3 -Cc --hexOutputLength=0 -ObentxU <hostname> .1 > myagent.snmpwalk
          snmpwalk -v2c -c <community> -t 3 -Cc --hexOutputLength=0 -ObentxU <hostname> .1.3.6.1.4.1 >> myagent.snmpwalk
          {noformat}
            _If device not support SNMP version 2c, replace -v2c with -v1._

           * If you have problems with discovery or poller processes, please do and attach these debugs:
          {noformat}
          ./discovery.php -d -h <device>
          ./poller.php -d -h <device>
          {noformat}
           
          * additionally attach device and/or vendor specific MIB files

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          bot Observium Bot made changes -
          Status Original: Open [ 1 ] New: Pending Response [ 10000 ]
          JimboMatic James Hayes created issue -

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            adama Adam Armstrong
            JimboMatic James Hayes
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