[rancid] Possible buffering issue

[Tuc]

Hi,

We have an F5 that we are trying to capture the output from. We have a
modified version of the f5tmshrancid running. We're running into an
issue where we have a pretty huge "send" line for a ltm monitor https .
Its 5190 characters. We seem to be running into the issue where every
it seems to drop characters one run, get some/most back the next run.
Its pretty annoying to constantly get the emails about it.

Any ideas how to resolve this? Should I be sticking a terminal length
in somewhere?

Thanks, Tuc

[heasley]

Post by Tuc
Hi,
We have an F5 that we are trying to capture the output from. We have a
modified version of the f5tmshrancid running. We're running into an
issue where we have a pretty huge "send" line for a ltm monitor https .
Its 5190 characters. We seem to be running into the issue where every
it seems to drop characters one run, get some/most back the next run.
Its pretty annoying to constantly get the emails about it.
Any ideas how to resolve this? Should I be sticking a terminal length
in somewhere?

what does the script use to login? i can only imagine a) old version of
hpuifilter, b) its spitting out terminal manipulation control characters
that are trashing the output.

debug the latter with NOPIPE=YES and -d to the rancid script; then look at
the output in the .raw file. if it has control characters, try using
hpuifilter like hrancid does.