[mrtg] Re: Error with external command

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

> I made an external command (PERL SCRIPT) for monitoring response time (PING)
> to some routers.
> First i tried it in AIX with MRTG 2.8.6 without problems.
> 
> Now it is running in RedHat5.2 and MRTG 2.8.6.
> It works but when i call mrtg from command line i get the following error:
> 
> # ./mrtg ../conf/trpta.cfg
> Problem with Externale get '`/nm/mrtg/trpta/trpta.pl armeniaR`':
>    Expected an INTEGER for 'in' but got '887.5'
> 
> Problem with Externale get '`/nm/mrtg/trpta/trpta.pl armeniaR`':
>     Expected an INTEGER for 'out' but got '887.5'
> 
> 
> What is happenning?? and how to soleve this??
> 
The error is telling you what happens: MRTG expects an integer and it is
getting a real.
Run the command from the prompt, you'll notice the difference inbetween
AIX and linux, I bet AIX does return integers.

You'll have to modify the script and round the numbers to integers.

Regards,
Alex

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