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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've just purchased the Sensatronics Digital
temperature monitoring device & am able to run the following
successfully from the command line:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>/usr/lib/netsaint/plugins/check_temptraxf -d
/dev/ttyS0 -p 1 -w 68 -c 75</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However in Netsaint version 0.0.7b8-2, if I add the
same command in the service definition as follows:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>service[host]=Lab
Temperature;0;24x7;3;5;1;linux-admins;120;24x7;1;1;1;;"/usr/lib/netsaint/plugins/check_temptraxf
-d /dev/ttyS0 -w 68 -c 75"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It fails with Netsaint logs reporting: Error:
Unable to open /dev/ttyS0 for reading/writing!!</DIV>
<DIV><BR>What is the problem here ??? Please help...</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Ashwin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>