[Dxspider-support] Traffic window and pi4tue-8

[Dirk Koopman]

I am not completely understand why one needs to look at a console 
(specifically). I run cluster.pl >/dev/null 2>&1 so there is no console 
output at all.

There is a specific program called /spider/perl/watchdbg which will 
"tail" the current debug file, as well as translate the timestamp into 
something more human friendly. This is IMO better than looking at a 
console (and faffing about finding a spare one that X isn't using, or 
has a virtual terminal running on it, chown / chmoding it etc etc).

This also has the advantage that one can ssh to the box and just run it.

This is in the setup manual somewhere but I always do this (as root) 
just after an install:

ln -s /spider/perl/console.pl /usr/bin/dx
ln -s /spider/perl/*dbg /usr/bin

This means that one can ssh or login, type 'dx' and get a user console. 
Also the useful programs: watchdbg and grepdbg are easily available.

Dirk

On 21/11/13 15:00, John Wiseman wrote:
> Keith,
> You can view the Linux virual consoles over an SSH connection using
> conspy. I don't think it is in the standard image - try sudo apt-get
> intstall conspy. It has to be run as root.
> 73, John G8BPQ
>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Dxspider-support] Traffic window and pi4tue-8
>
> PI4TUE-8:
>
> Thanks for the update Aurelio I was just asking for the future who ever
> is doing the work please take is easy no problem. Likewise just
> rebuilding a machine that had also been running years 24/7 but had to
> buy a replacement motherboard too many caps blown.
>
>
> Traffic window:
>
> Many thanks Bob for your reply which unfortunately didn't work with my
> ssh connection. To quote Wikipedia, “There are no virtual consoles over
> an SSH connection, you just get the one terminal per connection.” It
> would have been useful when checking connect scripts for connecting
> errors I can still do if I manually reboot spider via a remote
> connection. Assuming this is true I had not understood the concept but
> hopefully do now.
>
>
> Regards, Keith, g3rtu
>
>
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