[rancid] rancid -t cisco host works but rancid host does not.

[Andrei Sabau]

Hello. I've recently installed Rancid on a Centos 6. I have worked with it
before a bit but never encountered this issue.

I have hosts assigned in the hosts file. I have the host added in
<group>/router.db
The clogin command works. The clogin -c command works.

The log from run-rancid shows almost empty. I tried running the comands
separately but 'rancid host' gives me a:

loadtype(): device_type is empty
Couldn't load device type spec for

but 'rancid -t cisco host' works. I'm thinking this has to do with rancid
and the group's router.db.

my group is in rancid.conf (LIST_OF_GROUPS="networking") but is the
networking/router.db even read?


Any ideas are helpful, thanks.

[Gavin Jones]

Post by Andrei Sabau
Hello. I've recently installed Rancid on a Centos 6. I have worked with it

before a bit but never encountered this issue.

Post by Andrei Sabau
I have hosts assigned in the hosts file. I have the host added in

<group>/router.db

Post by Andrei Sabau
The clogin command works. The clogin -c command works.
The log from run-rancid shows almost empty. I tried running the comands

separately but 'rancid host' gives me a:loadtype(): device_type is empty

Post by Andrei Sabau
Couldn't load device type spec for
but 'rancid -t cisco host' works. I'm thinking this has to do with rancid

and the group's router.db.

Post by Andrei Sabau
my group is in rancid.conf (LIST_OF_GROUPS="networking") but is the

networking/router.db even read?

Post by Andrei Sabau
Any ideas are helpful, thanks.
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I too am having this exact problem, surely there is a fix??

Thanks

[Alan McKinnon]

Post by Andrei Sabau

Post by Andrei Sabau
Hello. I've recently installed Rancid on a Centos 6. I have worked with it

before a bit but never encountered this issue.

Post by Andrei Sabau
I have hosts assigned in the hosts file. I have the host added in

<group>/router.db

Post by Andrei Sabau
The clogin command works. The clogin -c command works.
The log from run-rancid shows almost empty. I tried running the comands

separately but 'rancid host' gives me a:loadtype(): device_type is empty

Post by Andrei Sabau
Couldn't load device type spec for
but 'rancid -t cisco host' works. I'm thinking this has to do with rancid

and the group's router.db.

Post by Andrei Sabau
my group is in rancid.conf (LIST_OF_GROUPS="networking") but is the

networking/router.db even read?

Post by Andrei Sabau
Any ideas are helpful, thanks.
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Rancid-discuss mailing list
Rancid-discuss <at> shrubbery.net
http://www.shrubbery.net/mailman/listinfo/rancid-discuss

I too am having this exact problem, surely there is a fix??
Thanks

Two things stand out to be checked in router.db:

1. If you are using rancid 2.x the device type is "cisco" and the field
separator is a colon ":"
2. If you are using rancid 3.x the device type is "cisco" and the field
separator is a semi-colon ";"