[rrd-users] problem with more than one dot in file name?

[Tobias Oetiker]

Hi Carsten,

the problem is with the vname not with the filename ...

try

DEF:ds_user_num2_run=/tmp/user.num2.rrd:slots:AVERAGE

cheers
tobi


> Hi,
>
> I've tried to find something in the archives about this, but so far have found
> nothing. We are recording user usage of our cluster and safe the RRDs with
> their login names in the file names. A user which has a dot there, seem to
> cause problems:
>
> rrdtool graph  /tmp/run_hour.png  --lower-limit=0 --upper-limit=7000 --rigid
> --end now --start end-103600 --width=1024 --height=768 --slope-mode --
> vertical-label="# of jobs" --title="jobs hour: atlas1:606 atlas2:1625
> atlas3:4593"  DEF:ds_user1_run=/path/to/user1_run.rrd:slots:AVERAGE
> DEF:ds_user.num2_run=/path/to/user.num2.rrd:slots:AVERAGE
>
> When we leave out the second user, all is fine, but adding the user we get an
> error:
>
> ERROR: Cannot parse vname from
> 'DEF:ds_user.num2_run=/tmp/user.num2.rrd:slots:AVERAGE'
>
> Is this a bug or a feature or me being stupid ;)
>
> Cheers
>
> Carsten
>
> PS: rrdtool 1.3.8
>
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