Re: {bb} install/bbclient script

[Philip Clark <pcclark@tiscali.co.uk>]

In case others missed this (mail server at my ISP may be playing up),
I'll have a go at replying.

On Thu, 2004-10-07 at 12:35, Dave Heistand wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've seen a few posts regarding this question, but no real answer; 
> please forgive me if this question has been answered somewhere else, 
> I'm a new bb user.  I have all the basic functionality working, ping 
> checks, checks for ssh/smtp/http all work great.  I now want to move on 
> to using the bb client to get more info.
> 
> While reading the docs on my bb server (fedora core 2 linux) and 
> installing a client on a Win2003 server, I came across instructions to 
> run from the server, $BB_HOME/install/bbclient to properly setup bb.

That reference is out of date. "bbclient" does not exist any more.

> This script doesn't exist anywhere on my system, and I'm not sure where
> to go (http://myserver.com/bb) to see if the additional info the bb
> client should be sending is actually on the bb server.
> 
> the other 2 threads i found on this topic:
> {bb} BB1.9e no install/bbclient script
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:03:21 -0400
> 
> and
> 
> {bb} Where is bbclient?
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:06:11 -0700
> 
> didn't help. 
> 
> In summary, my questions are:
> 
> 1.  Is the documentation incorrect (section 3.4)?  Do I need to run
> bbclient to setup my machines using the bbclient?  What are the proper
> steps to setup a bbclient?

Yes, section 3.4 is currently incorrect. No, you don't need it. The
"bbclient" script was previously used to separate the client part out
of a combined client and server install. The client software is now
installed separately under it's own root directory. In order to copy
the client between compatible machine, you just need to "tar" up that
directory (possibly excluding the source code), move it to the new
machine and "un-tar".

> 2.  Where do I go on my bb website to view the advanced stats, i.e. the 
> info that the bbclient should be 'publishing'?

The status dots for the client tests appear on the same line as those
for the network tests. If you had any, you wouldn't be able to miss
them.

> Any tips/hints/info would be greatly appreciated!

In short, I think you need to download the Unix-ish client from the 
BB web-site, install, compile and run it. It can then be copied to
other machines of the same OS and hardware. For other types, install
the source and compile again.

> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Dave

Cheers, Phil.


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