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

electro electro93 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 7 22:14:44 UTC 2016


David,

Thanks for the response:

cat /etc/rancid/rancid.conf |grep GROUP

LIST_OF_GROUPS="Cisco"; export LIST_OF_GROUPS


grep -e cvs /var/lib/rancid/logs/*:


Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs diff: Diffing .

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs diff: Diffing configs

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs commit: Examining .

Cisco.20160830.161409:cvs commit: Examining configs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs diff: Diffing .

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs diff: Diffing configs

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs commit: Examining .

Cisco.20160830.180101:cvs commit: Examining configs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs diff: Diffing .

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs diff: Diffing configs

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs commit: Examining .

Cisco.20160830.190101:cvs commit: Examining configs

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: End of run not found

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs clogin error: Error: Couldn't login: cvs

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: missed cmd(s): all commands

Cisco.20160830.200101:cvs: End of run not found

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:46 PM, David Jones <djones at ena.com> wrote:

> Start with your LIST_OF_GROUPS in etc/rancid.conf.  Do you you only have
> one group called "Cisco"?
>
> Then look through your BASEDIR for each GROUP's router.db.  The LOGDIR
> will have logs based on the GROUP.  Search (grep) those logs for "cvs" and
> see if you can tell where this "cvs" is coming from.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Rancid-discuss <rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net> on behalf
> of electro <electro93 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 7, 2016 12:04 PM
> *To:* Charles T. Brooks
>
> *Cc:* rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> *Subject:* Re: [rancid] Device CVS hasn't been contacted in over 24 hours
>
> Charles,
>
> I am using CVS and also have ViewVC tied in, to allow my GUI-based admins
> to see color coded changes in the environment.  What I am not completely
> able to resolve is that rancid feels there is a device called "cvs", which
> there clearly isnt.  By performing a grep in the Group directory, I see the
> following:
>
> rancid at rancid:~/Cisco$ grep -e cvs *
>
> routers.all:cvs;cisco
>
> routers.up:cvs;cisco
>
> However, this device is not configured in routers.db.   When I've added
> cvs;cisco;down to the routers.db file, it will add that route, but will
> continue to inform me that the original "cvs" is unable to be contacted.  I
> was hoping that someone could provide me some insight into any
> possibilities.  I'm running rancid 3.5 and have stood up many environments
> and never once ran into this issue.  Thanks for all the assistance and
> please let me know if you have any additional ideas.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Charles T. Brooks <
> Charles.Brooks at hbcs.org> wrote:
>
>> cvs is the name of a process that rancid runs in order to detect and
>> archive changes in configuration files.
>>
>> Originally, it was called this because the process ran the Concurrent
>> Versioning System which you will find in Wikipedia under CVS
>> (alternatively, google CVS).
>>
>> Today, rancid's cvs process can use CVS, Subversion or Git.  You should
>> be using Git, if you don't know what CVS is.
>>
>> It looks like you are trying to use CVS but don't have it set up?  Hard
>> for me to tell, I only use Git.  CVS is ancient.
>>
>> --Charlie
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Rancid-discuss [rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] on behalf
>> of electro [electro93 at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 07, 2016 10:46 AM
>> *To:* heasley
>> *Cc:* rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [rancid] Device CVS hasn't been contacted in over 24 hours
>>
>> I've even tried adding the device in router.db as:
>>
>> cvs;cisco;down
>>
>> and it still complains about the original mysterious cvs.
>>
>> 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?
>>> > >
>>>
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