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failure when set ssh script sensor in aix 5.3

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when i add a ssh script sensor in aix 5.3 system。

the first time i can got the right value。 but only the first time is ok。 then prtg can't get any date from the sensor。

so i login in my aix system to check what happend。

i got this

1step：i run tcpdump for catching the communication packet。 but nothing i can get！ （the tcp is established from prtg---to--aix when check in netstat -an ）

2step：i run who -u in aix 。 it show a lot of account already login in the same user。 （this will take a long time then you can find a lot of same user）

3step：i run ps -ef to check the login process about the login user， it show the process were “Zombie process”

4step：when i killd the Zombie process all ， the prtg can get the right value for ssh sensor again。 then the next time also can't get the value。

how can i solve this problem？ thanks

aix prtg ssh

Created on Aug 16, 2013 9:10:54 AM



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Hi,

unfortunately there may be a hanging ssh-connection when your handles to files opened in your script are not completely closed.

Please refer to www.snailbook.com for further information.

Kind regards

Created on Aug 16, 2013 1:21:28 PM by Dieter Loskarn [Paessler Support]



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Thanks for u help.

But I still confused how to avoid the problem. And don't know what should I do .

First I'm pretty sure I have no problem with my sash script . It's ok when I add the same ssh script sensor in Linux ( redhat). It's just not work good in aix .

Sencond even I don't use the ssh advanced ssh script sensor . But use the ssh disk free sensor instead . It's still not work good in aix 5.3 . And it show the same situation I have described before (only first time can get the value , then the login user don't auto exit, and the login process became defunct )

Created on Aug 17, 2013 9:30:47 AM



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Hi,

unfortunately this issue is related with the version of the ssh-daemon running on the target system. If there is no updated version for AIX 5.3 you can't use the ssh-scripts.

Maybe it is a valuable way for you to use 'SNMP extensions' (see Net-SNMP tutorials for examples) to retrieve the information from the target server? Keep in mind that the snmp-sensors are only capable of processing a single value!

Kind regards

Created on Aug 19, 2013 1:16:10 PM by Dieter Loskarn [Paessler Support]




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