NEOSYS DDNS Service - Revision history

Arvind: /* Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com */

2016-06-26T06:36:48Z

Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com

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	nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py		nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py
	~~sudo service neosysddns restart~~

	To see all the configuration options see comments in file.		To see all the configuration options see comments in the file.

	To change the logging level you can edit the option "lognotchanged" and set it to "lognotchanged = False" so that every DDNS update check is not logged to save log file space. By default it is set to true.		To change the logging level you can edit the option "lognotchanged" and set it to "lognotchanged = False" so that every DDNS update check is not logged to save log file space. By default it is set to true.

	You can alter another option "lognthresquest" which logs every nth incoming request i.e if ~~its~~ set to 1000 it will log every 1000th request. You can set it to 5 or 10 to check if the ddns is working when lognotchanged is set to False. By default this option is set to "0".		You can alter another option "lognthresquest" which logs every nth incoming request i.e. if it is set to 1000 it will log every 1000th request. You can set it to 5 or 10 to check if the ddns is working when lognotchanged is set to False. By default this option is set to "0".

			Make the necessary changes, then save and close the configuration file and then restart neosysddns service using the below command:

			sudo service neosysddns restart

	Other NEOSYS DDNS service commands are:		Other NEOSYS DDNS service commands are:

Ruku: /* Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com */

2016-06-23T11:21:28Z

Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com

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	Configuration File: /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py		Configuration File: /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py

	~~Configuration options - see comments in file~~
	nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py		nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py
	sudo service neosysddns restart		sudo service neosysddns restart

			To see all the configuration options see comments in file.

			To change the logging level you can edit the option "lognotchanged" and set it to "lognotchanged = False" so that every DDNS update check is not logged to save log file space. By default it is set to true.

			You can alter another option "lognthresquest" which logs every nth incoming request i.e if its set to 1000 it will log every 1000th request. You can set it to 5 or 10 to check if the ddns is working when lognotchanged is set to False. By default this option is set to "0".

	Other NEOSYS DDNS service commands are:		Other NEOSYS DDNS service commands are:

Ruku: /* Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com */

2016-06-23T08:57:15Z

Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com

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	neosysddns logging level may be configured NOT to show every DDNS update check if the IP no hasn't changed to save log file space since the neosysddns windows servers triggers every minute.		neosysddns logging level may be configured NOT to show every DDNS update check if the IP no hasn't changed to save log file space since the neosysddns windows servers triggers every minute.

			Configuration File: /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py

			Configuration options - see comments in file
	nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py		nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py
	sudo service neosysddns restart		sudo service neosysddns restart

Ruku: /* Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service */

2016-06-23T08:57:09Z

Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service

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	ll /var/lib/neosysddns/		ll /var/lib/neosysddns/
	ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored		ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored

	~~Configuration File~~

	~~nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py~~

	~~Configuration options - see comments in file~~

	Hosts that have been seen by Nagios but were ignored because the xxxxxxxx.client file was not present in /var/lib/neosysddns		Hosts that have been seen by Nagios but were ignored because the xxxxxxxx.client file was not present in /var/lib/neosysddns

	ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored		ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored

Ruku: /* Starting Windows service on the client server */

2016-06-16T08:34:44Z

Starting Windows service on the client server

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	STARTDDNS		STARTDDNS

			Use the commands in [[NEOSYS_DDNS_Service#Troubleshooting_NEOSYS_DDNS_Service\|Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service]] to check if the Client IP is getting updated for the hostname.

	==== Stopping the Windows service on the client server ====		==== Stopping the Windows service on the client server ====

Ruku: /* Stopping the Windows service on the client server */

2016-06-06T08:40:26Z

Stopping the Windows service on the client server

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	or you can stop and/or disable the windows service manually		or you can stop and/or disable the windows service manually

	This will NOT stop Nagios based DDNS which has to be done separately. When you run the above command in Maintenance you will get a reminder to stop nagios based ddns. See section below.		This will NOT stop Nagios based DDNS which has to be done separately.

			When you run the above command in Maintenance you will get a reminder to stop nagios based ddns. See section below.

	=== Nagios based DDNS ===		=== Nagios based DDNS ===

Ruku: /* Stopping the Windows service on the client server */

2016-06-06T08:37:37Z

Stopping the Windows service on the client server

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	or you can stop and/or disable the windows service manually		or you can stop and/or disable the windows service manually

	This will NOT stop Nagios based DDNS which has to be done separately. See section below.		This will NOT stop Nagios based DDNS which has to be done separately. When you run the above command in Maintenance you will get a reminder to stop nagios based ddns. See section below.

	=== Nagios based DDNS ===		=== Nagios based DDNS ===

Steve: /* Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service */

2016-06-03T12:56:44Z

Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service

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	nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py		nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py

	Configuration options		Configuration options - see comments in file

	~~loginvalid=False #requests with the wrong format. maybe random packets from the internet.~~
	~~loglanrejected=False #requests for lan ipno 192.168 172.16~~-~~32 10 127~~
	~~logskipped=False #hostnames that~~
	~~lognotchanged=False #ipno same as before~~
	~~logzoneeditresponses=True #recommended True so you can~~ see ~~what zoneedit replies to requests to update ipno Success/Failure/Ignored~~
	~~lognthpacket=1000 #always log every nth request if not 0, regardless of other options. useful to check service is active when little is logged.~~

	Hosts that have been seen by Nagios but were ignored because the xxxxxxxx.client file was not present in /var/lib/neosysddns		Hosts that have been seen by Nagios but were ignored because the xxxxxxxx.client file was not present in /var/lib/neosysddns

	ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored		ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored

Ruku: /* Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com */

2016-06-02T08:31:54Z

Configuring neosysddns on monitor.neosys.com

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	neosysddns logging level may be configured NOT to show every DDNS update check if the IP no hasn't changed to save log file space since the neosysddns windows servers triggers every minute.		neosysddns logging level may be configured NOT to show every DDNS update check if the IP no hasn't changed to save log file space since the neosysddns windows servers triggers every minute.

	nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/~~ddns~~.~~conf~~		nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py
	sudo service neosysddns restart		sudo service neosysddns restart

Steve: /* Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service */

2016-06-02T07:24:13Z

Troubleshooting NEOSYS DDNS Service

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	On nagios/monitor server to see recent ddns updates for a hostname "XXXX" whatever is entered as System ID in System configuration file.		On nagios/monitor server to see recent ddns updates for a hostname "XXXX" whatever is entered as System ID in System configuration file.

	journalctl\|grep ~~DDNS\|grep XXXX~~		journalctl\|grep -i ddns\|grep XXXX

	~~or older updates~~

	~~grep DDNS /var/log/syslog~~-*\|grep XXXX

	or to watch new ddns updates as they come in		or to watch new ddns updates as they come in

	journalctl -f \| grep ~~DDNS~~		journalctl -f \| grep -i ddns

	or to watch new ddns updates as they come in for xxxxxxxx		or to watch new ddns updates as they come in for xxxxxxxx

	journalctl -f \| grep ~~DDNS~~ \| grep xxxxxxxx		journalctl -f \| grep -i ddns \| grep xxxxxxxx

	Lines containing ddns.py are the result of NEOSYS Windows service.		Lines containing ddns.py are the result of NEOSYS Windows service.
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	ll /var/lib/neosysddns/		ll /var/lib/neosysddns/
			ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored

			Configuration File

			nano /etc/nagios3/conf.d/ddnsconf.py

			Configuration options

			loginvalid=False #requests with the wrong format. maybe random packets from the internet.
			loglanrejected=False #requests for lan ipno 192.168 172.16-32 10 127
			logskipped=False #hostnames that
			lognotchanged=False #ipno same as before
			logzoneeditresponses=True #recommended True so you can see what zoneedit replies to requests to update ipno Success/Failure/Ignored
			lognthpacket=1000 #always log every nth request if not 0, regardless of other options. useful to check service is active when little is logged.

	Hosts that have been seen by Nagios but were ignored because the xxxxxxxx.client file was not present in /var/lib/neosysddns		Hosts that have been seen by Nagios but were ignored because the xxxxxxxx.client file was not present in /var/lib/neosysddns

	ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored		ll /var/lib/neosysddns/ignored