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   The DXSpider FAQ
   The DXSpider FAQ

-  Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)
-  Version 0.5 March 2001
+  Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)
+  December 2001 Revision: 1.8

 
   A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
   ______________________________________________________________________
 
   A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
   ______________________________________________________________________


@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@
 
 
   1. Installation
 
 
   1. Installation

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      1.1 Where do I get DXSpider?
      1.2 How do I use the patches?
      1.3 If I use a tarball to overwrite my installation, what happens to my configuration?
      1.4 I am running RedHat 5.2 and I am getting strange errors, what is wrong?
 
   2. Administration
      1.1 Where do I get DXSpider?
      1.2 How do I use the patches?
      1.3 If I use a tarball to overwrite my installation, what happens to my configuration?
      1.4 I am running RedHat 5.2 and I am getting strange errors, what is wrong?
 
   2. Administration

-

      2.1 How can I get Spider to restart automatically if it crashes?
      2.2 How can I monitor traffic to and from a node or user?
      2.3 My neighbouring node cannot use the RCMD command to me, he just keeps getting the "tut tut" message.
      2.4 I do not seem to be sending any bulletin mail to my link partners, what is wrong?
      2.5 How can I automatically limit the amount of debug logfiles that are stored?
      2.6 I updated my Linux distribution and now Spider cannot read the users file or the dupefile, what is the problem?
      2.1 How can I get Spider to restart automatically if it crashes?
      2.2 How can I monitor traffic to and from a node or user?
      2.3 My neighbouring node cannot use the RCMD command to me, he just keeps getting the "tut tut" message.
      2.4 I do not seem to be sending any bulletin mail to my link partners, what is wrong?
      2.5 How can I automatically limit the amount of debug logfiles that are stored?
      2.6 I updated my Linux distribution and now Spider cannot read the users file or the dupefile, what is the problem?

+     2.7 Since I last updated I seem to be getting duplicate spots appearing.
+     2.8 I have deleted a message but it is still there, why?

 
 
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   assuming the patch version you are using is 1.40 and resides in /tmp!
 
 
   assuming the patch version you are using is 1.40 and resides in /tmp!
 
 


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   Run _\bt_\be_\bl_\bi_\bn_\bi_\bt _\bq as root.  Spider will restart so be aware.  However, any
   time you reboot, cluster.pl will start in tty7 and if it crashes, it
   should restart ok.
   Run _\bt_\be_\bl_\bi_\bn_\bi_\bt _\bq as root.  Spider will restart so be aware.  However, any
   time you reboot, cluster.pl will start in tty7 and if it crashes, it
   should restart ok.


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   or in later versions of Spider, there is a command called _\bw_\ba_\bt_\bc_\bh_\bd_\bb_\bg in
   which case you simply type ..
 
   or in later versions of Spider, there is a command called _\bw_\ba_\bt_\bc_\bh_\bd_\bb_\bg in
   which case you simply type ..
 


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   2\b2.\b.3\b3.\b.  M\bMy\by n\bne\bei\big\bgh\bhb\bbo\bou\bur\bri\bin\bng\bg n\bno\bod\bde\be c\bca\ban\bnn\bno\bot\bt u\bus\bse\be t\bth\bhe\be R\bRC\bCM\bMD\bD c\bco\bom\bmm\bma\ban\bnd\bd t\bto\bo m\bme\be,\b, h\bhe\be j\bju\bus\bst\bt
   k\bke\bee\bep\bps\bs g\bge\bet\btt\bti\bin\bng\bg t\bth\bhe\be "\b"t\btu\but\bt t\btu\but\bt"\b" m\bme\bes\bss\bsa\bag\bge\be.\b.
 
   2\b2.\b.3\b3.\b.  M\bMy\by n\bne\bei\big\bgh\bhb\bbo\bou\bur\bri\bin\bng\bg n\bno\bod\bde\be c\bca\ban\bnn\bno\bot\bt u\bus\bse\be t\bth\bhe\be R\bRC\bCM\bMD\bD c\bco\bom\bmm\bma\ban\bnd\bd t\bto\bo m\bme\be,\b, h\bhe\be j\bju\bus\bst\bt
   k\bke\bee\bep\bps\bs g\bge\bet\btt\bti\bin\bng\bg t\bth\bhe\be "\b"t\btu\but\bt t\btu\but\bt"\b" m\bme\bes\bss\bsa\bag\bge\be.\b.
 


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   Remember to make it executable!
 
   This will limit your debug data down to the last 10 days
 
 
   Remember to make it executable!
 
   This will limit your debug data down to the last 10 days
 
 

-  2\b2.\b.6\b6.\b.  f\bfi\bil\ble\be o\bor\br t\bth\bhe\be d\bdu\bup\bpe\bef\bfi\bil\ble\be,\b, w\bwh\bha\bat\bt i\bis\bs t\bth\bhe\be p\bpr\bro\bob\bbl\ble\bem\bm?\b?  I\bI u\bup\bpd\bda\bat\bte\bed\bd m\bmy\by L\bLi\bin\bnu\bux\bx
-  d\bdi\bis\bst\btr\bri\bib\bbu\but\bti\bio\bon\bn a\ban\bnd\bd n\bno\bow\bw S\bSp\bpi\bid\bde\ber\br c\bca\ban\bnn\bno\bot\bt r\bre\bea\bad\bd t\bth\bhe\be u\bus\bse\ber\brs\bs
+  2\b2.\b.6\b6.\b.  I\bI u\bup\bpd\bda\bat\bte\bed\bd m\bmy\by L\bLi\bin\bnu\bux\bx d\bdi\bis\bst\btr\bri\bib\bbu\but\bti\bio\bon\bn a\ban\bnd\bd n\bno\bow\bw S\bSp\bpi\bid\bde\ber\br c\bca\ban\bnn\bno\bot\bt r\bre\bea\bad\bd t\bth\bhe\be
+  u\bus\bse\ber\brs\bs f\bfi\bil\ble\be o\bor\br t\bth\bhe\be d\bdu\bup\bpe\bef\bfi\bil\ble\be,\b, w\bwh\bha\bat\bt i\bis\bs t\bth\bhe\be p\bpr\bro\bob\bbl\ble\bem\bm?\b?

 
   Almost certainly this is a change in the db format of perl.  Follow
   these few steps to correct the problem.
 
   Almost certainly this is a change in the db format of perl.  Follow
   these few steps to correct the problem.


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   That should solve the problem.
 
 
   That should solve the problem.
 
 

+  2\b2.\b.7\b7.\b.  S\bSi\bin\bnc\bce\be I\bI l\bla\bas\bst\bt u\bup\bpd\bda\bat\bte\bed\bd I\bI s\bse\bee\bem\bm t\bto\bo b\bbe\be g\bge\bet\btt\bti\bin\bng\bg d\bdu\bup\bpl\bli\bic\bca\bat\bte\be s\bsp\bpo\bot\bts\bs
+  a\bap\bpp\bpe\bea\bar\bri\bin\bng\bg.\b.

 
 

+  What has probably happened is that the dupefile has got corrupted in
+  some way.  Simply delete the /spider/data/dupefile and restart the
+  cluster.  It may take a little time to become fully functional but
+  should solve your problem.

 
 
 
 

+  2\b2.\b.8\b8.\b.  I\bI h\bha\bav\bve\be d\bde\bel\ble\bet\bte\bed\bd a\ba m\bme\bes\bss\bsa\bag\bge\be b\bbu\but\bt i\bit\bt i\bis\bs s\bst\bti\bil\bll\bl t\bth\bhe\ber\bre\be,\b, w\bwh\bhy\by?\b?

 
 

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+  This is now the way messages are handled for deletion in Spider.  If
+  you look closely you will see a 'D' following the message number.
+  This message is marked for deletion and will be deleted in 2 days if
+  nothing further is done.  Optionally you can use the command
+  _\bd_\be_\bl_\be_\bt_\be_\b/_\be_\bx_\bp_\bu_\bn_\bg_\be to delete it immediately.