[rancid] Permissions and files

Thu Sep 12 16:43:56 UTC 2013

mine is
-rw-r--r--  1 rancid other     279 Mar 16  2011 .cshrc
and I have no issues.

You should be running as the rancid user, not root.

On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Ryan Milton <rmilton at mvsusa.com> wrote:

>  Well, I was attempting to run as rancid. I don’t know how it would run
> “normally”.****
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> Here is what I show: ****
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> -rwxr-x---  1 rancid rancid 1946 Sep  6 15:57 .cloginrc****
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> I think that is chmod 750 .cloginrc (now). Would I make it something
> different?****
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> Regards,****
>
> Ryan Milton****
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> MVS Network Manager****
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> *From:* Tom Simpson [mailto:tosimpson at forchtgroup.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:39 AM
> *To:* Ryan Milton; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> *Subject:* Re: [rancid] Permissions and files****
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> The .cloginrc doesn't have the proper permissions set for the rancid user.
> Or are you running it as someone else?****
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> Mine is****
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> -rw-rw----. 2 apache rancid 4429 Aug 27 10:12 .cloginrc****
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> I tend to login as the rancid user,  sudo su – rancid   for testing
> purposes, since I disallow ssh login to the server for any user except
> normal users…****
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> -- ****
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> Thanks,****
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> Tom Simpson****
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> LAN/WAN Engineer****
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> Forcht Group of Kentucky****
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> 859.259.9700 x538****
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> *From: *Ryan Milton <rmilton at mvsusa.com>
> *Date: *Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:59 AM
> *To: *"rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net" <rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net>
> *Subject: *[rancid] Permissions and files****
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> ****
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> I don’t know where to go on this. I can’t tell if my Rancid configuration
> is even working. I’m at the point of testing rancid-run manually to see
> what happens. I am getting a combination of “Permission Denied” errors on
> the .cloginrc file, “End of Run Not found” errors, and some others that I
> excerpted below. That said, I have an example of the file in
> /var/log/rancid from today and from Friday:****
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>  ****
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> sudo -i su -c /var/lib/rancid/bin/rancid-run -s /bin/bash -l rancid****
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>  ****
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> gets me: ****
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>  ****
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> starting: Thu Sep 12 10:53:28 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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> ending: Thu Sep 12 10:53:28 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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> VS:****
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>  ****
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> starting: Fri Sep 6 15:57:50 EDT 2013****
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>  ****
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> /usr/lib/rancid/bin/control_rancid: 206:
> /usr/lib/rancid/bin/control_rancid: cannot create routers.db: Permission
> denied****
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> comm: file 2 is not in sorted order****
>
> comm: file 2 is not in sorted order****
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> comm: file 2 is not in sorted order****
>
> cvs add: scheduling file `94.229.11.1' for addition****
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> cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently****
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> /var/lib/rancid/CVS/MVSNetwork/configs/94.229.11.1,v  <--  94.229.11.1****
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> initial revision: 1.1****
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> Added 94.229.11.1****
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> cvs add: scheduling file `94.229.11.2' for addition****
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> cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently****
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> /var/lib/rancid/CVS/MVSNetwork/configs/94.229.11.2,v  <--  94.229.11.2****
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> initial revision: 1.1****
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> Added 94.229.11.2****
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> cvs add: scheduling file `94.229.11.3' for addition****
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> cvs add: use `cvs commit' to add this file permanently****
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> /var/lib/rancid/CVS/MVSNetwork/configs/94.229.11.3,v  <--  94.229.11.3****
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> initial revision: 1.1****
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> Added 94.229.11.3****
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>  ****
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> ***TRUNCATED*******
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>  ****
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> 94.229.11.2 jlogin error: Error: couldn't read file
> "/home/rancid/.cloginrc": permission denied****
>
> 94.229.11.2: missed cmd(s): show chassis alarms,show chassis hardware
> detail,show system license,show chassis scb,show chassis feb,show chassis
> routing-engine,show chassis firmware,show version detail,show chassis feb
> detail,show configuration,show system boot-messages,show chassis cfeb,show
> chassis clocks,show chassis sfm detail,show chassis ssb,show chassis fpc
> detail,show chassis environment,show system core-dumps****
>
> 94.229.11.2: End of run not found****
>
> 94.229.11.3 jlogin error: Error: couldn't read file
> "/home/rancid/.cloginrc": permission denied****
>
> 94.229.11.3: missed cmd(s): show chassis alarms,show chassis hardware
> detail,show system license,show chassis scb,show chassis feb,show chassis
> routing-engine,show chassis firmware,show version detail,show chassis feb
> detail,show configuration,show system boot-messages,show chassis cfeb,show
> chassis clocks,show chassis sfm detail,show chassis ssb,show chassis fpc
> detail,show chassis environment,show system core-dumps****
>
> 94.229.11.3: End of run not found****
>
> 94.229.11.1 jlogin error: Error: couldn't read file
> "/home/rancid/.cloginrc": permission denied****
>
>  ****
>
> ***TRUNCATED*******
>
>  ****
>
> 94.229.14.250: missed cmd(s): show stack,show module,show flash,show
> version,show system-information,write term,show system information****
>
> 94.229.14.250: End of run not found****
>
> ;****
>
> unknown router manufacturer for 94.229.11.218: junper****
>
> 94.229.11.92 clogin error: Error: couldn't read file
> "/home/rancid/.cloginrc": permission denied****
>
>  ****
>
> ***TRUNCATED*******
>
>  ****
>
> 94.229.11.210: missed cmd(s): show chassis alarms,show chassis hardware
> detail,show system license,show chassis scb,show chassis feb,show chassis
> routing-engine,show chassis firmware,show version detail,show chassis feb
> detail,show configuration,show system boot-messages,show chassis cfeb,show
> chassis clocks,show chassis sfm detail,show chassis ssb,show chassis fpc
> detail,show chassis environment,show system core-dumps****
>
> 94.229.11.210: End of run not found****
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>  ****
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> Regards,****
>
> Ryan Milton****
>
> MVS Network Manager****
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> o: 201-447-1505 x124****
>
> c: 862-249-5230****
>
> www.mvsusa.com****
>
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