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16 Feb
Custom logging feature to feed a Zabbix monitoring system
Q: We are using LimagiTO File Mover’s custom logging feature to feed a Zabbix monitoring system. We currently use the following log format:
%{DATETIME}|%{LEVEL}|%{LEVELINT}|%{THREADID}|%{HOSTNAME}|%{RULEID}|%{RULENAME}|%{MESSAGE}
We are trying to determine whether a complete rule execution succeeded or failed by parsing the log. The challenge we face is that we have no reliable way to group all log lines belonging to the same execution run of a rule:
THREADID changes between runs, which is useful, but we observed that a single rule execution can sometimes involve multiple threads (different THREADIDs writing log entries for the same run).
DATETIME can span several seconds or minutes for a single execution, so timestamp alone is not sufficient.
There is no unique execution/run identifier in the available logging tags.
Could a %{RUNID} tag (or equivalent) be added that would assign a unique identifier to each rule execution cycle? This would allow us to reliably group all log entries from the same run and determine whether that run completed with or without errors.
As a secondary question: is the multi-thread behavior for a single rule execution expected? Under what circumstances does a rule execution produce log entries with different THREADIDs?
Thank you for considering this.
TomBlack007-Nut/zabbix_limagito
A: In version v2026.2.16.0 we added the %{RUNID} tag
$limagito file mover C:\Data\Foto\2026\feed a Zabbix monitoring system\feed a Zabbix monitoring system$
Tags:
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*** Information about the Limagito File Mover Logging Tag(s) ***
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The following predefined variables can be used to produce a custom message output format:
APPNAME : Customizable variable (by default set as filename without extension)
APPVERSION : Application file version
APPPATH : Application run path
CPUCORES : Number of CPU cores
DATETIME : Date & time log item occurs
ENVIRONMENT : Customizable variable (normally Production, Test, etc)
DATE : Date log item occurs
HOSTNAME : Computer name
LEVEL : Level or Eventype
LEVELINT : Level as numeric
LOGSOURCE : Description of log source
MESSAGE : Message sent to logger
OSVERSION : OS version
PLATFORM : Customizable variable (normally Desktop, Mobile, etc)
RULEID : RuleID number
RULENAME : RuleName
RUNID : Unique identifier to each rule execution cycle
THREADID : Thread ID log item set
TIME : Time log item occurs
USERNAME : Logged user name

If you need any help about this ‘feed a Zabbix monitoring system’ question, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
#zabbix #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement
By Limagito-Team Logging RUNID, tag, Unique identifier, Zabbix
10 Feb
How to use azure AD RBAC authentication instead of storage keys
Q: Does Filemover support authentication to Azure Storage using Azure AD with RBAC roles (for example “Storage Blob Data Contributor” or “Storage Blob Data Reader”), instead of using storage account keys or SAS tokens? If this is not currently supported, is it something that is planned for a future release? For security reasons, we are looking to avoid the use of storage account keys and would prefer to rely on role-based access control where possible.
A: This option was added for Azure Block Blobs in v2026.2.9.0
In our example we used Azure as Source:
The new Authentication option “Service-to-service Access Token request” is only available for Block Blobs:
Next we selected our Azure Storage Container
Azure OAuth2 setup, the following fields are needed:
Token Endpoint URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/%realm/oauth2/v2.0/token
Application Client ID: ?
Client Secret Value: ?
Scope: https://storage.azure.com/.default
Realm (Tenant ID): ?
Assign Role via Azure Portal:
Go to your Storage Account
Click on Access Control (IAM)
Click Add role assignment
Select role: Storage Blob Data Contributor
Assign access to: User, group, or service principal
Select members: Search for your Service Principal (Application name)
Click Review + assign
Required Azure RBAC roles for Block Blobs:
To use Block Blobs with OAuth, your Service Principal must have one of these roles:
Role Permissions Use Case
Storage Blob Data Reader Read, List Read/download only
Storage Blob Data Contributor Read, Write, Delete Upload + Download
If you need any help about this new ‘azure AD RBAC authentication’ option, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
#azure #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement
By Limagito-Team Azure azure authentication, IAM, RBAC
28 Jan
How to convert excel and csv files to pdf
Q: We need a way to convert excel and csv files to pdf. Can this be done using Limagito File Mover.
A: Yes this is possible using our XLS as Destination option (with recent versions of Limagito File Mover, v2026.1.27.0 and up)
In our example we used a Windows Folder as Source. In this folder we’ll be able to drop almost any kind of image file type and it will be converted to pdf.
We’ve set a timer to scan this folder every 30 seconds:
Function is set to Move, so after a successful conversion the source file will be deleted. If you want to keep the source files, leave the function to ‘Copy Files’ and enable our ‘File Memory’ option to prevent us converting the same source file over and over again.
As Destination we added our [XLS] option
Set the destination for the converted xls / csv files
Switch to PDF tab and enable ‘Export to Pdf’
Autofit Columns will adjust the columns so all cell/csv field values will be fully visible in the pdf
Autofit Column Adjustment will add some extra space between the Columns (100 = 100%)
Print To Fit
When ‘enabled’ you can use:
Number Of Horizontal Pages
Number Of Vertical Pages
When ‘disabled’ you can use:
Print Scale (100 = 100%)
Don’t forget to Enable the Rule after your setup so it will start scanning
If you need any help about this ‘week number from filename’ question, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
#xls #pdf #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement
By Limagito-Team PDF XLS/CSV convert csv, convert excel, convert to pdf