[rancid] Explain email error

Sun Sep 29 00:33:55 UTC 2013

On 29/09/2013 02:11, Hughes, Doug wrote:
> Path looks good. So, if you become the rancid user (su to root, then su - rancid), you should be able to run panrancid or hprancid or crancid or whatever from any directory, anywhere.

No, he will still need to set PATH in rancid's shell.

rancid.conf is only sourced by rancid-run so settings there do not apply
to the shell. Other postings by Ryan indicate that this is in fact what
he's running into.

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Ryan Milton
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:05 PM
> To: Alan McKinnon; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> Subject: Re: [rancid] Explain email error
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> From the bottom, looking in /etc/passwd:
> rancid:x:1001:1001:Rancid,,,:/home/rancid:/bin/bash  (I take that as
> incorrect!)
> 
> From /var/lib/rancid/Network/router.db :  hpswitch.ams:hp:up
> -I only have it here (used locate router.db, only one line came back)
> 
> My rancid.conf
> 
>  rancid 2.3.6
> # This file sets up the environment used for rancid.  see rancid.conf(5)
> #
> # This will be site specific
> #
> TERM=network;export TERM
> #
> # Create files w/o world read/write/exec permissions, but read/exec
> permissions
> # for group.
> umask 027
> #
> # Under BASEDIR (i.e.: --localstatedir), there will be a "logs" directory
> for
> # the logs from rancid and a directory for each group of routers defined in
> # LIST_OF_GROUPS (below).  In addition to these, there will be a "CVS"
> # directory which is the cvs (or Subversion) repository.
> #
> # Use a full path (no sym-links) for BASEDIR.
> #
> TMPDIR=/tmp; export TMPDIR
> # Be careful changing this, it affects CVSROOT below.
> BASEDIR=/var/lib/rancid; export BASEDIR
> PATH=/usr/lib/rancid/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin;
> export PATH
> # Location of the CVS/SVN repository.  Be careful changing this.
> CVSROOT=$BASEDIR/CVS; export CVSROOT
> # Location of log files produced by rancid-run(1).
> LOGDIR=$BASEDIR/logs; export LOGDIR
> #
> # Select which RCS system to use, "cvs" (default) or "svn".  Do not change
> # this after CVSROOT has been created with rancid-cvs.  Changing between
> these
> # requires manual conversions.
> RCSSYS=cvs; export RCSSYS
> #
> # if ACLSORT is NO, access-lists will NOT be sorted.
> #ACLSORT=YES; export ACLSORT
> #
> # if NOPIPE is set, temp files will be used instead of a cmd pipe during
> # collection from the router(s).
> #NOPIPE=YES; export NOPIPE
> #
> # FILTER_PWDS determines which passwords are filtered from configs by the
> # value set (NO | YES | ALL).  see rancid.conf(5).
> #FILTER_PWDS=YES; export FILTER_PWDS
> #
> # if NOCOMMSTR is set, snmp community strings will be stripped from the
> configs
> #NOCOMMSTR=YES; export NOCOMMSTR
> #
> # How many times failed collections are retried (for each run) before
> # giving up.  Minimum: 1
> #MAX_ROUNDS=4; export MAX_ROUNDS
> #
> # How many hours should pass before complaining about routers that
> # can not be reached.  The value should be greater than the number
> # of hours between your rancid-run cron job.  Default: 24
> #OLDTIME=4; export OLDTIME
> #
> # How many hours should pass before complaining that a group's collection
> # (the age of it's lock file) is hung.
> #LOCKTIME=4; export LOCKTIME
> #
> # The number of devices to collect simultaneously.
> PAR_COUNT=15; export PAR_COUNT
> #
> # list of rancid groups
> #LIST_OF_GROUPS="sl joebobisp"
> # more groups...
> #LIST_OF_GROUPS="$LIST_OF_GROUPS noc billybobisp"
> LIST_OF_GROUPS="MVSNetwork"
> # For each group, define a list of people to receive the diffs.
> # in sendmail's /etc/aliases.
> #   rancid-group:       joe,moe at foo
> #   rancid-admin-group: hostmaster
> # be sure to read ../README regarding aliases.
> # If your MTA configuration is broken or you want mail to be forwarded to a
> # domain not the same as the local one, define that domain here.  "@" must
> be
> # included, as this is simply appended to the usual recipients.  It is NOT
> # appended to recipients specified in rancid-run's -m option.
> #MAILDOMAIN="@example.com"; export MAILDOMAIN
> #
> # By default, rancid mail is marked with precedence "bulk".  This may be
> # changed by setting the MAILHEADERS variable; for example no header by
> setting
> # it to "" or adding X- style headers.  Individual headers must be
> separated
> # by a \n.
> #MAILHEADERS="Precedence: bulk"; export MAILHEADERS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/28/13 6:57 PM, "Alan McKinnon" <alan.mckinnon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 29/09/2013 00:30, Ryan Milton wrote:
>>> I have had quite a time getting my HP Procurve switches to work with
>>> rancid. Long story short, this test works:
>>>
>>> /usr/lib/rancid/bin/hlogin -f /var/lib/rancid/.cloginrc <device>
>>>
>>>
>>> I get into the devices from the cli.
>>>
>>> When I just let rancid contact the devices on its own, then I get this
>>> email, which makes me think there is a permissions error (?):
>>>
>>> The following routers have not been successfully contacted for
>>> more than 24 hours.
>>> -rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 0 Sep 27 10:09 94.229.14.250
>>>
>>> On the other hand, when I look in my logs, the message is simply that
>>> rancid couldn't login.
>>>
>>> (?!?!) clogin error: Error: Couldn't login
>>> <device>: missed cmd(s): show stack,show module,show flash,show
>>> version,show system-information,write term,show system information
>>>
>>> This is the eternal issue! Everytime I think I've got it: boom! Failure
>>
>> You are running hlogin. rancid-run is launching clogin.
>>
>> That is incorrect and is a data error. Please provide the exact line in
>> router.db for that device (make sure you check all your groups, you may
>> have it defined in two places); your complete rancid.conf; and whether
>> /var/lib/rancid/ truly is rancid's home directory per /etc/passwd
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Alan McKinnon
>> alan.mckinnon at gmail.com
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