[rancid] Re: Using rancid with an unknown switch (patch wanted?)

[jack marrow]

Hello,
I have a collection of switches connected to Fujitsu Siemens hardware.
I'm not able to physically inspect them at the moment, but apparently
they are Accton switches. The mac address agrees with this.
The problem I am having is that the pager can't be disabled (or I
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This triggers the timeout, and it rancid fails.
Should I fix this by editing rancid, or is there a preferred way?
Thanks
James

Should I send a patch against rancid to fix this?

[john heasley]

Post by jack marrow

Hello,
I have a collection of switches connected to Fujitsu Siemens hardware.
I'm not able to physically inspect them at the moment, but apparently
they are Accton switches. The mac address agrees with this.
The problem I am having is that the pager can't be disabled (or I
---More---
This triggers the timeout, and it rancid fails.
Should I fix this by editing rancid, or is there a preferred way?
Thanks
James

Should I send a patch against rancid to fix this?

there isnt a script for any fujitsu hardware, so i'm not sure what you'd
be patching. And, disabling the pager is far preferred, so it'd be worth
spending some time with the manual to be sure it isnt possible.