[rrd-users] Re: Strange RRDTool Image File Behavior

[Schroeder, Dennis]

Jason,
 
The problem isn't with the PERL script, but with the .gif files themselves.
I currently have 12 files that I cannot delete unless I go to the server
itself and delete them from there (logged in as Administrator).  The other
hundreds of .gif files are fine.  Since my account can't delete them, the
PERL/RRD programming can't overwrite them either.
 
Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Warnes, Jason SDH [mailto:warnesj at sdh.sk.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:26 AM
To: 'Schroeder, Dennis'
Subject: RE: [rrd-users] Strange RRDTool Image File Behavior


The one thing to watch out for is the permissions that are assigned to the
account which the Scheduling service is running under.  If it's the System
Account you'll probably be okay, but you won't have any permissions to
access domain resources such as network printers, network shares, etc.  But
you should have access to the filesystems that you've granted the "SYSTEM"
account access too.  I think you mentioned that the Schedule service was
running under your account though...  But one way to see if you have
permissions to delete the files is to schedule an interactive "CMD".
Assuming you've allowed the Scheduling service to interact with the desktop,
you should get a command prompt window on the screen of the server with the
permissions of the Scheduling service account.  Change to the directory
where your GIF files are (because the CMD usually starts in
C:\WINNT\System32), and see if you can delete the files.  If not, it's a
permissions thing with the Scheduling service account, if you can then it's
something else.
 
When you run your Perl script manually with your account does it work
properly?
 
Jason...

-----Original Message-----
From: Schroeder, Dennis [mailto:dennis.schroeder at sanmina.com] 
Sent: June 3, 2002 12:56 PM
To: 'Warnes, Jason SDH'
Subject: RE: [rrd-users] Strange RRDTool Image File Behavior



Jason, 

It's scheduled.  The schedule kicks off a .bat file that runs the PERL
programs that fetch data and build graphs. 

DS 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Warnes, Jason SDH [ mailto:warnesj at sdh.sk.ca
<mailto:warnesj at sdh.sk.ca> ] 
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:50 AM 
To: 'Schroeder, Dennis'; 'RRD Mailing List (E-mail)' 
Subject: RE: [rrd-users] Strange RRDTool Image File Behavior 


Are you running RRDTool from the command line or do you have it scheduled? 

Jason... 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Schroeder, Dennis [ mailto:dennis.schroeder at sanmina.com
<mailto:dennis.schroeder at sanmina.com> ] 
Sent: June 3, 2002 10:54 AM 
To: 'RRD Mailing List (E-mail)' 
Subject: [rrd-users] Strange RRDTool Image File Behavior 


Scenario... 

1. RRDTool PC (Win2k Adv. Server) logged in under my domain account 

2. Scheduled Tasks using my account to run batch files that perform RRDTool 
functions 

3. Directory on server (WinNT 4.0) where .gif files stored has "Full 
Control" permissions for my account 

Several of the image (.gif) files cannot be replaced with new ones by 
RRDTool.  I cannot delete them (I don't get an error, they just "reappear" 
when I refresh the directory listing) using my account, but (and this is 
strange) I can rename them. 

If I go to the server (WinNT 4.0 - logged in as "administrator"), I can 
delete them from there and RRDTool will recreate them the next time around. 

Has anyone ever seen this?  It's very strange.  By the way, MY account has 
Domain Admin permissions, so there shouldn't be a file on any of our servers

I can't delete. 

Dennis Schroeder 
SANMINA-SCI Corp. 
Direct:  602-824-8431 
Mobile:  602-432-3258 
E-Mail:  dennis.schroeder at sanmina-sci.com 

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by 
stupidity. 



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