[NFDB-users] Notices about InstallNotes.

[Jason Dixon]

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:32:49PM +0200, Filip Palian wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> In the install notes (http://trac.netflowdashboard.com/netflowdashboard/wiki/InstallNotes) I've found two errors:
> 
> 1) Setting up the Database
> 
> In the listing there is:
> 
> 	$ pgctl -D /var/postgresql/data -l logfile start
> 
> and IMHO it should be:
> 
> 	$ pg_ctl -D /var/postgresql/data -l logfile start

Fixed both instances of "pgctl".

> 2) NetFlow Agent
> 
> In the listing there is:
> 
> 	$ sudo ifconfig pflow0 flowsrc 10.10.10.1 flowdst 10.10.10.10:12345
> 	$ ifconfig pflow0
> 	pflow0: flags=<UP,RUNNING> mtu 1464
> 	        pflow: sender: 10.10.10.1 receiver: 10.10.10.10:12345
> 	        groups: pflow
> 
> and IMHO it should be:
> 
> 	$ sudo ifconfig pflow0 flowsrc 10.10.10.1 flowdst 10.10.10.10:12345 up
> 	$ ifconfig pflow0
> 	pflow0: flags=<UP,RUNNING> mtu 1464
> 	        pflow: sender: 10.10.10.1 receiver: 10.10.10.10:12345
> 	        groups: pflow
> 
> otherwise if pflow device wasn't there before, execution of the commands in the current form of the install notes will result with:
> 
> 	$ sudo ifconfig pflow0 flowsrc 10.10.10.1 flowdst 10.10.10.10:12345
> 	$ ifconfig pflow0
> 	pflow0: flags=<> mtu 1464
> 	        pflow: sender: 10.10.10.1 receiver: 10.10.10.10:12345
> 	        groups: pflow
> 
> In this case nothing will be send and recived via this device. It may save a lot of time to someone;-)

I disagree completely.  On my systems, the creation of pflow0 is
sufficient to bring the interface into the UP state.  Perhaps you're
running an older snapshot?

Thanks,

-- 
Jason Dixon
DixonGroup Consulting
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