PREREQUISITES: - Linux operating system ( I am using RedHat 6.2 ); - MRTG version ( I used 2.8.8 version ); - SHELL scripting language; - PERL with Net::Telnet module (the last version of this module you could find at http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Net::Telnet ); - AWK scripting language; - TELNET client; - CRON daemon installed; - TCP/IP Network connection {:-) INSTALLATION This script was inspired from diskmon utility in contib section of MRTG application. Basically it is working in the same way with diskmon, but the diference (it has to be) is the following: - it is not launched normally from your old MRTG, it is launched separatelly by cron daemon You need MRTG host machine and you could have any clients you want. On the client machine (let say for example MailServer) you need to configure in inetd.conf one more service, like this: ############################ # /etc/inetd.conf -rw-r--r-- # mrtgrq stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/mrtgrq # # EOF ############################ The 'mrtgrq' is a script file which use the repquota utility for partitioned disks using quotation mark. I am using the following 'mrtgrq' script for reading each qmail-user used space: #!/bin/sh /usr/sbin/repquota -vua | /bin/egrep -v '(\*|Block|User|root|bin|daemon|news|uucp|games|ftp|squid|named|postgres|gdm|nobody|xfs|alias|qmail|admin)' | sort -k1 exit 0 As you can see, I cut off from reports informations for other normal user not involved in qmail transactions (see egrep). Of course you need to declare in your services file the new tcp service called mrtgrq, like this: ########################## # /etc/services -rw-r--r-- # mrtgrq 9000/tcp # MRTG Repquota service # # EOF ############################ You may use a different free port number you want, but you have to keep in mind this, because you'll need it on MRTG machine. For client everything is almost done, just kill -HUP the inetd daemon. You may wish to test if everything it's fine on the client side, for this just isue the following command: telnet 9000 You should see the result from the repquota utility. The MRTG side is following: mrtgrq I use this script to monitor the disk-space used by e-mail users on MailServer ( I am using Qmail ). Usage is very simple: - Put in your crontab file a line which have to be run every ten (10) minute or any other time interval you want (but you have to edit, according with this new value, 'make-mrtg.cfg.awk' file). I am using Linux RedHat 6.2 and in my /etc/cron.d I put a file named 'net-hosts' with the following structure: ################################## # /etc/cron.d/net-hosts -rw-r--r-- # */10 * * * * root /usr/local/mrtg/contrib/mrtgrq/mrtgrq # # EOF ################################## - Restart your cron daemon... and wait To install, first edit the variables from both 'make-mrtg.cfg.awk' and 'mrtgrq' files as needed. I found it easier to have these defined rather than hardcoded due to differences between code interpretations. You don't have to insert any other target in your own mrtg.cfg file that you already have, because this script is launched by the cron daemon. make-mrtg.cfg.awk This is the core of the entire task. Here I make 'mrtg-awk.cfg' file using the output of 'getreport.pl' from a temporary file 'mrtgrq-temp.tmp' which finally will be erased. After doing this, internaly is lauched 'mrtg' executable for mrtgrq's mrtg.cfg file (named 'mrtg-awk.cfg'). You could use 'indexmaker' script provided with MRTG for doing an index.html file (see an example in 'mrtgrq'). Be aware ! You have to place icons (MRTG) and image files (grnball.gif, redball.gif, cubprev.gif) in the same location. You also have to place 'mrtgrq.css' into declared location inside that AWK script file. getreport.pl This script in Perl requires Net::Telnet module instaled. Its only task is to read the client on port 9000 (or other you want) and print this output. This output is redirected into a temporary file which will be the input for the AWK script. ---------- Direct questions or suggestions to me. Have fun! -Adrian Turcu