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  • Re: Linux Bash Script

    From GRiM@21:3/234 to Geri Atricks on Tue Mar 10 14:49:22 2026
    On 10 Mar 2026, Geri Atricks said the following...

    Ok, my bash seems to be running, but I don't get the window so that I can monitor what the BBS is doing. :(
    Other than that what I wrote seems to be working just fine.

    Nice work! Yah, that's the downside of running it in a service.

    At the moment, I have a couple ssh terminals open to the BBS Pi at any given time running 2-3 commands:

    1. tail -f /bbs/mystic/logs/*.log
    - this gives a live feed of anything happening, incoming/outgoing echomail packets and files, connections, etc. anything that writes to the log files.

    2. /bbs/mystic/nodespy
    - this is a nice UI that acts like a waiting for caller screen. You can see who's logged in, snoop on their sessions, kick as needed, etc.

    3. /bbs/mystic/mystic -cfg
    - running as needed, but usually running while I'm working on things.

    Hope that helps!

    G

    ... Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/01/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: The Dark Side (21:3/234)
  • From niter3@21:1/199 to Geri Atricks on Tue Mar 10 15:32:59 2026
    Ok, my bash seems to be running, but I don't get the window so that I can monitor what the BBS is doing. :(
    Other than that what I wrote seems to be working just fine.

    Right, would nodespy be good enough?

    ... Electricity is really just organized lightning.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Clutch BBS * telnet://clutchbbs.com (21:1/199)
  • From ogg@21:2/147 to niter3 on Tue Mar 10 15:22:01 2026
    On 10 Mar 2026, niter3 said the following...

    Ok, my bash seems to be running, but I don't get the window so that I


    monitor what the BBS is doing. :(
    Other than that what I wrote seems to be working just fine.

    Right, would nodespy be good enough?

    ... Electricity is really just organized lightning.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Clutch BBS * telnet://clutchbbs.com (21:1/199)

    I'm set up to use "https://vswitchzero.com/mystic-systemd/". It allows me an unattended restart of the bbs on a power loss. To actually see what the bbs is doing, I shut down the systemd service. Then I start the bbs back up manually with ./mis server. That window I keep open.

    I used to run nodespy as well but it only shows info when a user is actually logged in. I don't run it full time any more.

    I'm going to try tail -f /bbs/mystic/logs/*.log and see how I like it.

    |11ogg
    |11SysOp, Altair IV BBS
    |11altairiv.ddns.net:2323

    ... Users come in two types: Those who have lost data, and those who will.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Altair IV BBS (altairiv.ddns.net:2323) (21:2/147)
  • From GRiM@21:3/234 to niter3 on Tue Mar 10 15:33:14 2026
    On 10 Mar 2026, niter3 said the following...

    Right, would nodespy be good enough?

    nodespy only shows you node status and user activity. tailing log files gives you all the mailer/mutil/mis info on top of that.

    ... 24 hours in a day and 24 beers in a case. Hmmmm...

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/01/27 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: The Dark Side (21:3/234)
  • From niter3@21:1/199 to ogg on Wed Mar 11 05:21:51 2026
    I used to run nodespy as well but it only shows info when a user is actually logged in. I don't run it full time any more.

    I'm going to try tail -f /bbs/mystic/logs/*.log and see how I like it.

    When I got back into in 2007, I wanted the WFC menu like we had in Renegade.

    I started on linux and have remained on linux since.

    In either case, what exactly do you want to see when you walk by or look at your screen?

    ... Top secret! Burn before reading!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Clutch BBS * telnet://clutchbbs.com (21:1/199)
  • From niter3@21:1/199 to GRiM on Wed Mar 11 05:22:44 2026
    Right, would nodespy be good enough?

    nodespy only shows you node status and user activity. tailing log files gives you all the mailer/mutil/mis info on top of that.

    Right, so he could write a bash file that load nodespy and tail's the logs on the screen.

    Guess it depends on what he wants out of it? What is he trying to solve.

    ... Back up my hard drive? I can't find the reverse switch!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Clutch BBS * telnet://clutchbbs.com (21:1/199)
  • From Geri Atricks@21:3/235 to niter3 on Wed Mar 11 08:41:43 2026
    Ok, my bash seems to be running, but I don't get the window so that I monitor what the BBS is doing. :(
    Other than that what I wrote seems to be working just fine.

    Right, would nodespy be good enough?

    What I would REALLY like would be a WFC screen like the old WWIV and VBBS had back in the 90's.

    -FltCapt Dallas Vinson, SFI

    ... Don't diet, download a virus to remove the FAT.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Legends of Yesteryear (21:3/235)
  • From Mickey@21:1/159.15 to Geri Atricks on Wed Mar 11 21:47:50 2026
    BY: Geri Atricks (21:3/235)

    Right, would nodespy be good enough?

    What I would REALLY like would be a WFC screen like the old WWIV and
    VBBS had back in the 90's.

    WWIV still has the same window in 2026 :-)


    Mickey
    centralontarioremote.net (http or telnet)


    ...Music is the Eye to your Soul

    --- WWIV 5.8.1.3688
    * Origin: Mick's Remote WWIV Hangout (21:1/159.15)