Hi ALL,

I have installed a linux-monitoring tool


linux-monitoring.tar.bz2

but am getting errors in my /var/db/rrdtool/error.log



Broken PIPE ????

Cant seem to find rrdtool or something.


/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_graph3.sh: line 52: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_graph3.sh: line 59: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_graph3.sh: line 66: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/processes_update.sh: line 9: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/net_update.sh: line 14: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/mem_update.sh: line 17: rrdtool: command not found
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/mem2_update.sh: line 18: rrdtool: command not found
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_update1.sh: line 10: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_update2.sh: line 10: rrdtool: command not found
ERROR: '/var/db/rrdtool/disk3.rrd' is not an RRD file
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe

Can anyone help me on this one as would like to start using all sysstat tools for monitoring a web server

"rrdtool: command not found"

looks like rrdtool is not in your path.

'rrdtool' : Round Robin Database Tool

/usr/bin/rrdtool
/usr/bin/rrdupdate

Thanks Guys for your swift answers to my prob.


I also thought path'ing issue. I have tried adding this to my path for root, maybe I should be updating the /etc/profile for system wide changes for all users hmmm :-8.

Anyways here are my $PATH details for root



web02 ~]# echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local

And after updating my PATH it is now

echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:



and after making ab sure about adding everything about rrdtool I now have

[root@web02 ~]# whereis rrdtool
rrdtool:


[root@web02 ~]# whereis rrdtool-1.0.46
rrdtool-1.0: /usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48


Could it be the version I'm using ?

Anyroad, after trying to correct thePATH'ing issue I am still faced with a broken pipe.

[root@icgweb02 rrdtool]# echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48/bin/rrdtool
[root@icgweb02 rrdtool]# tail error_log
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
[root@icgweb02 rrdtool]#


Has anyone else tried to run this linux monitoring tool and ever got it to work for them ?

It seems a great tool with all the necessary bits included as long as you download sysstat rpm tools. I believe I got it off a novell.coolcommands site

/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/load_update.sh: line 13: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/processes_update.sh: line 9: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/net_update.sh: line 14: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/mem_update.sh: line 17: rrdtool: command not found
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/mem2_update.sh: line 18: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_update1.sh: line 10: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_update2.sh: line 10: rrdtool: command not found
/var/db/rrdtool/scripts/disk_update3.sh: line 10: rrdtool: command not found
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe


Maybe I should change all references in the scripts FROM rrdtool to the version I'm using rrdtool-1.0.46. Seems logical.


I Cannot believe I have added everything I can see for RRDTOOL into my path and still get broken pipe errors.


echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48/bin/rrdtool:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin:/usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.46/bin/rrdtool:

OK I think I may have it!!!!!!


setup some symbolic links ........

ln -sf /usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48/bin/rrdtool /usr/bin/rrdtool
ln -sf /usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48/bin/rrdupdate /usr/bin/rrdupdate
ln -sf /usr/local/rrdtool-1.0.48/bin/rrdcgi /usr/bin/rrdcgi

OK so I now have different messages....This is good as the links to rrdtool are now working OK.


but now seems to be an RRDTool issue with parameters.

ERROR: expected 2 data source readings (got 1) from N::...
ERROR: expected 2 data source readings (got 1) from N::...
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
Cannot write data to system activity file: Broken pipe
ERROR: expected 2 data source readings (got 1) from N::...
ERROR: expected 2 data source readings (got 1) from N::...

HEY I got it working.

Created some links in /var/usage/DB-STAT

although I am seeing some errors in log still, my graphs are working.

GREAT!!!!! I do like the look of this tool and great to see it working !!!!!