Mailing List Archive: CatOS session log message during rancid operation

CatOS session log message during rancid operation

yuvalba at netvision

Jan 13, 2004, 4:10 AM

Post #1 of 8 (3290 views)

Hi,

not sure if this was discussed before.
Once in a while I get such diffs from our Catalyst5500's (CatOS):

@@ -522,8 +522,9 @@
set spantree portfast 3/1-24 enable
!
#module 4 : 24-port 10/100BaseTX Ethernet
set vlan 103 4/22-23
+ 2004 Jan 13 13:32:03 IDT +03:00 %PAGP-5-PORTTOSTP:Port 8/19 joined
bridge port 8/19

this happens because by default logging session is enabled.
it needs to be disabled per session with "set logging session disable"
not sure where is the best place to add it, thought you can advice ....

Yuval

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arnold at nipper

Jan 13, 2004, 5:41 AM

Post #2 of 8 (3246 views)

On 13.01.2004 13:10 Yuval Ben-Ari wrote:
> Once in a while I get such diffs from our Catalyst5500's (CatOS):
>
> @@ -522,8 +522,9 @@
> set spantree portfast 3/1-24 enable
> !
> #module 4 : 24-port 10/100BaseTX Ethernet
> set vlan 103 4/22-23
> + 2004 Jan 13 13:32:03 IDT +03:00 %PAGP-5-PORTTOSTP:Port 8/19 joined
> bridge port 8/19
>
>
> this happens because by default logging session is enabled.
> it needs to be disabled per session with "set logging session disable"
> not sure where is the best place to add it, thought you can advice ....

The recommendation is to disable logging on telnet as well as on console
(see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps663/products_tech_note09186a0080094713.shtml
for a comprehensive description)

HTH, Arnold

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yuvalba at netvision

Jan 13, 2004, 7:01 AM

Post #3 of 8 (3239 views)

As I said it can only be disabled per session, on next login it is
enabled again.
Do you know a way to permanently disable session logging ?

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arnold at nipper

Jan 13, 2004, 7:18 AM

Post #4 of 8 (3234 views)

On 13.01.2004 16:01 Yuval Ben-Ari wrote:

> As I said it can only be disabled per session, on next login it is
> enabled again.
> Do you know a way to permanently disable session logging ?

set logging telnet disable

should do,
Arnold

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yuvalba at netvision

Jan 13, 2004, 9:45 AM

Post #5 of 8 (3224 views)

no such command.
the command "set logging session disable" works but for that session
only.
CatOS is 5.5(19)
Was just wondering were is the correct place to add this command.

Yuval

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Jan 13, 2004, 9:52 AM

Post #6 of 8 (3236 views)

> no such command.
> the command "set logging session disable" works but for that session
> only.
> CatOS is 5.5(19)
> Was just wondering were is the correct place to add this command.

This is in RANCID 2.2.2 already - look near the bottom of clogin for:

} elseif { $do_script } {
# If the prompt is (enable), then we are on a switch and the
# command is "set length 0"; otherwise its "term length 0".
if [ regexp -- ".*> .*enable" "$prompt" ] {
send "set length 0\r"
send "set logging session disable\r"
} else {
send "term length 0\r"
}

did this code go missing in more recent versions?

Terry Kennedy http://www.tmk.com
terry at tmk.com New York, NY USA

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Jan 13, 2004, 2:16 PM

Post #7 of 8 (3242 views)

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 12:52:10PM -0500, Terry Kennedy wrote:
> This is in RANCID 2.2.2 already - look near the bottom of clogin for:
>
> } elseif { $do_script } {
> # If the prompt is (enable), then we are on a switch and the
> # command is "set length 0"; otherwise its "term length 0".
> if [ regexp -- ".*> .*enable" "$prompt" ] {
> send "set length 0\r"
> send "set logging session disable\r"
> } else {
> send "term length 0\r"
> }
>
> did this code go missing in more recent versions?

Nope; its still there.
--asp

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yuvalba at netvision

Jan 13, 2004, 2:24 PM

Post #8 of 8 (3228 views)

your'e right, I have this line, and yet get session logs slip into
rancid diffs sometimes.
I will try to debug it further .....

Thanks,