[rancid] Device CVS hasn't been contacted in over 24 hours

[heasley]

Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 09:46:09AM -0500, electro:
> I've even tried adding the device in router.db as:
> 
> cvs;cisco;down
> 
> and it still complains about the original mysterious cvs.

ah.  is Cisco/routers.failed owned by the rancid user?  perhaps you have
an altered version of rancid?

> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 8:53 AM, heasley <heas at shrubbery.net> wrote:
> 
> > Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 08:43:40AM -0500, electro:
> > > The only errors in the log file pertain to the missed routers:
> > >
> > > cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands
> > >
> > > cvs: End of run not found
> > >
> > > cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs
> >
> > so...what does that error tell you?  also see FAQ S3Q2
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 7:40 AM, heasley <heas at shrubbery.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tue, Sep 06, 2016 at 03:37:17PM -0500, electro:
> > > > > All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm having a strange issue with a device called CVS not being
> > contacted
> > > > in
> > > > > over 24 hours.
> > > > >
> > > > > The following routers have not been successfully contacted for
> > > > >
> > > > > more than 24 hours.
> > > > >
> > > > > -rw-r----- 1 rancid rancid 0 Sep  1 10:01 cvs
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Going to the server itself:
> > > > >
> > > > > rancid at rancid:~/Cisco$ grep -e cvs *
> > > > >
> > > > > routers.all:cvs;cisco
> > > > >
> > > > > routers.up:cvs;cisco
> > > > >
> > > > > How is this possible without a cvs;cisco;up in ~/Cisco/router.db?
> > > >
> > > > any errors in the group's log file?
> > > >
> >