[rancid] Re: Issues with rancid not collecting configs

[john heasley]

Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 10:50:34AM -0500, Gallardo, Winfred C:
> i'm having trouble diagnosing why rancid is having trouble collecting configs on HP procurve 5412.
> 
> 
> I get the expected out put when running 
> 
> hlogin -c 'show config' xx.xx.xx.xx
> 
> 
> i checked my rancid log files and i'm not sure 
> what all the lines mean for the errors.
> 
> here is a sample.
> 
> Trying to get all of the configs.
> write(spawn_id=1): broken pipe
>     while executing
> "send_user -- "$expect_out(buffer)""

its an expect/tcl trace.  the relevant parts are 'broken pipe' and
send_user, which seem indicate that hrancid or hpuifilter exited
prematurely.  are they getting killed?  dumping core?  tried runing
hrancid manually?  ktrace/truss/strace it?

>     invoked from within
> "expect -nobrace -re {^[^
>  *]*BL579-DC-Ent-R6-AJ32-1#} { send_user -- "$expect_out(buffer)"
> 						} -re {^[^
> ]*BL579-DC-Ent-R6-AJ32-1#.} { send_user ..."
>     invoked from within
> "expect {
> 		-re "^\[^\n\r *]*$reprompt"	{ send_user -- "$expect_out(buffer)"
> 						}
> 		-re "^\[^\n\r]*$reprompt."	{ send_user -- "$expect_out(buffer)"
> ..."
>     invoked from within
> "if [ string match "*\;*" "$command" ] {
> 	set commands [split $command \;]
> 	set num_commands [llength $commands]
> 	# the pager can not be turned off on ..."
>     (procedure "run_commands" line 17)
>     invoked from within
> "run_commands $prompt $command"
>     ("foreach" body line 136)
> 
> 
> 
> Please let me know what other commands i can try to see where the errors are coming from.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
> Chris Gallardo
> Network Services
> 278-9067
> wcgallar at iupui.edu
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 23, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Chris Gauthier wrote:
> 
> > While I should be able to follow that path, the only result available is "8.2(1)" and it does not get more specific than that.  Here is an excerpt from the site:
> > 
> > asa821-k8.bin
> > Release Date: 06/May/2009
> > Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software version 8.2(1) for the ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, and ASA5550. Please read the Release Note prior to downloading this release.
> > Size: 15894.00 KB  (16275456 bytes)
> > 
> > 
> > However, Cisco also has, in a different spot (now that I notice it differently), an 8.2.1.ED and then 8.2.1.11.  ugh....  Sometimes Cisco really frustrates me.
> > 
> > I'll be changing to 8.2.1.11 vs the 8.2.1.4 given me by the TAC.
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: P C [mailto:pc50000 at gmail.com] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:50 AM
> > To: Chris Gauthier
> > Cc: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> > Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: Cisco ASA Coredump bug--fixed yet?
> > 
> > You should also be able to go to suppport  > download software > security > firweall > firewall appliances > cisco asa 55x0 > cisco asa software > drill down to 8.2, and 8.2.1.11 is posted and downloadable as a more TAC-posted and more thoroughly tested interim build.  It's been fixed since 8.2.1.2
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Chris Gauthier <cgauthier at mapscu.com> wrote:
> > I went to Cisco.com and looked for the fixed versions and they were not
> > there.  So, even after my attempts to just "fix it", I still had to
> > contact the TAC for the files.  They set me up with version 8.2.1.4
> > (Interim).
> > 
> > Thanks for pointing out the Bug ID, that made the case SUPER easy for me
> > to describe to TAC and for TAC to just give me what I needed.
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron Whitney [mailto:ron.whitney at doitbest.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 3:37 PM
> > To: Chris Gauthier; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> > Subject: RE: [rancid] Cisco ASA Coredump bug--fixed yet?
> > 
> > 
> >> Did anyone ever find a solution to the coredump bug on the
> >> Cisco ASA? Did TAC ever come back with anything?
> > 
> > Here's the last status I received (about a week ago) on that bug:
> > 
> > The following bug(s) you have subscribed to have been updated as
> > follows:
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----------
> > 
> > BugID: CSCsz85597
> > What Changed: Fixed in version
> > Title: coredump.cfg file gets rewritten every time show run is executed
> > Technology: nav
> > Version: 8.2(1)
> > Fixed-in: 8.2(1.2), 8.3(0.0), 100.3(0.3)M
> > Severity: 2
> > State: Verified
> > Bug Details:
> > http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method
> > =fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsz85597
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