Need help setting-up racid web interface

myha

Hi all,

I am trying to setup Rancid to automatically back-up cisco devices & stuff, and I would really like to have web-based interface to add / edit etc devices...

On gentoo wiki there is a guide (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Rancid#Adding_A_Web_Interface) but the last section is outdated - it looks like viewcvs ins replaced by viewvc package, and also the files have changed / are diffrent...

Can anyone assist me in the configuration, just the last web-based part?

Thanks,
brm

massimo · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226

Depending on the rancid version you are using you can have Subversion as an CVS system too. With Subversion you can use WebSVN as web interface. I have this running here (Rancid + Subversion) and it's all working very well. So I can help you in case you choose SVN.
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myha · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:

Hi,

thank you very much for your reply - if it is not too much trouble I would really appreciate any help you can give.....

rancid version:

massimo · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226

First re-emerge subversion with svnserve flag enabled. Then you need rancid-2.3.2a7 which has SVN support. Setup rancid as you already have done but take a look at the README which tells you how to activate SVN.

With RANCID and the SVN repository set up properly install websvn. If you need help configuring apache/websvn just say so.
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myha · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Hi,

sorry was out of the office a lot and didn't have time to deal with this... :/

Anyway, I have setup apache with right use flags, I have subversion up and running and websvn working.

Now I need to create SVN repository with rancid and use it in websvn config - this is where i have come upon a problem... Can you tell me how-to activate SVN support on rancid...? I only have CVS as far as I can tell...

brm

EDIT: Ok, looks like you activate the SVN just with modifying the rancid conf file

So, rancid is using the SVN now, but I still don't see anything in websvn....

Here is the log file:

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myha · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

Hi,

this is the rancid log for networking group:

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myha · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:39 am Post subject:

Hi,

tried that also:

massimo · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226

Does this work?

myha · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

Hi,

finally figured it out...

In rancid config file I noticed the following:

massimo · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226

For Cisco switches with IOS running take a look at the file in <rancid_home>/bin/rancid at the line 1422. There are commands listed which are exectued on selected switches and parsed by this tool. I guess if you comment out the not needed ones you might be able to have only the running config checked out - hence comment out all but 'show running-config'.
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addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

i have a question

rancid runs an takes the configs from my devices
but where i can take options that rancid takes the configs an a specific time period

thanks for help

myha · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject:

Cron?

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

thx for the tipp with the cronjob!!!!

but i have a other problem

i want that rancid refresh every day at 6am and at 10pm
and so i have wrote for the cron:

0 6,22 *** /var/lib/rancid/.scripts/routers.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

and when i want to save the vim i get this error:

crontab: installing new crontab
"/tmp/crontab.CDripp/crontab":0: bad month
errors in crontab file, can't install.

whats wrong there

nedd help pls

myha · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:24 am Post subject:

Spaces are missing between day / month / weekday:

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

myha i need again your help

the cron that i have wrote in the vim is not the right one to refresh rancid

i also tried it with

0 6,22 * * * /home/rancid/bin/rancid-run

but rancid don´t refresh and takes the config from my devices

on this time rancid should take the configs and refresh at 6am and 10pm

maybe you can show me the righht one

pls

thanks addit

myha · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject:

Have you tried to run the command manually, without cron?

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

first i have shut down an interface from a device, and then i have tried it manually(with rancid-run) but it doesn´t works

then i have checkt the logs and i got this error:

Trying to get all of the configs.
fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local clogin error: Error: no enable password for fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local in /home/rancid/.cloginrc.
fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local: missed cmd(s): dir /all slavedisk2:,show rsp chassis-info,dir /all sec-slot2:,show diag,dir /all disk1:,show gsr chassis,dir /all sec-nvram:,$
fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local: End of run not found

but last week i get also this error because in the .cloginrc was wrote in the place of the IP the device name
so i correct it and wrote the IP there
and then it runs

maybe you find an error there

thats my .cloginrc

add user * {rancid}

add password 10.140.1.1 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password 10.140.1.230 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password 10.140.1.231 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password 10.140.0.1 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password 10.140.0.232 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password 10.140.0.231 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password 10.140.0.230 {7oE9kP} {7oE9kP}
add password * {7oE9kP}

add method * ssh telnet

#add autoenable * 1
#
#info für die IP´s und den dazugehörigen Namen der Devices
#Device Name:fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.1.1
#Device Name:sa-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.1.230
#Device Name:sa-at-klu-sr0-101.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.1.231
#Device Name:fw-at-vih-b01-201.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.0.1
#Device Name:sa-at-vih-b01-201.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.0.232
#Device Name:sa-at-vih-b02-001.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.0.231
#Device Name:sa-at-vih-b02-401.addit.local appropriate IP:10.140.0.230
#
#

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

thanks for your help myha

i have changed the .cloginrc
and now it works

rancid refreshs all devices apart one

and when i want to logon on this device i get this error

rancid@rzklunoms:~/var/rancid/Villach$ clogin 10.140.0.232
10.140.0.232
spawn telnet 10.140.0.232
Trying 10.140.0.232...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

Error: Connection Refused (telnet): 10.140.0.232

whats wrong there, or in what file i have a error, or to change something

thx addit

myha · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject:

This is not a rancid issue. I guess you cannot connect through telnet directly also (try from the same machine)? Maybe you use ssh to connect?

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

thx for help

but one thing i want to know

if rancid refresh and i look at the configs there is a .new past the devicename

why wats the reason for it

-rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 40675 Jul 21 14:45 fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local
-rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 0 Jul 22 15:13 fw-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local.new
-rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 16765 Jul 22 14:09 sa-at-klu-sr0-101.addit.local
-rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 16765 Jul 22 15:09 sa-at-klu-sr0-101.addit.local.new
-rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 16041 Jul 22 14:09 sa-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local
-rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 16041 Jul 22 15:09 sa-at-klu-sr1-101.addit.local.new

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

thx for help

but i have another an error

when i refresh with rancid, i get this error in the logs

Error: couldn't read file "/root/.cloginrc": illegal operation on a directory

pls tell me what i have to change

thx addit

myha · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:46 am Post subject:

Use right user or specify the .clogin if runing with root.

addit · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

thx for help myha