Is there any monitoring software for debian which I can view on windows

Kustom42 · 07-13-2012, 05:00 PM

Bookmark: http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/n.../3/en/toc.html for future references.

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/s...s-3.4.1.tar.gz

To get the tarball..

Then follow these steps: http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/n...upgrading.html

Vodkaholic1983 · 07-13-2012, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kustom42

Bookmark: http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/n.../3/en/toc.html for future references.

wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/s...s-3.4.1.tar.gz

To get the tarball..

Then follow these steps: http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/n...upgrading.html

Thanks I followed them steps up to

Code:

Verify your configuration files. Correct any errors shown here before proceeding with the next step.
/usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg

But that I got this

Code:

/usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg

Nagios Core 3.4.1
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Nagios Core Development Team and Community Contributors
Copyright (c) 1999-2009 Ethan Galstad
Last Modified: 05-11-2012
License: GPL

Website: http://www.nagios.org
Reading configuration data...
Error: Cannot open main configuration file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg' for reading!
   Error processing main config file!



***> One or more problems was encountered while processing the config files...

     Check your configuration file(s) to ensure that they contain valid
     directives and data defintions.  If you are upgrading from a previous
     version of Nagios, you should be aware that some variables/definitions
     may have been removed or modified in this version.  Make sure to read
     the HTML documentation regarding the config files, as well as the
     'Whats New' section to find out what has changed.

I checked the folder and the nagios.cfg is not there

http://i.imgur.com/QtfoC.jpg

It seems to be here

http://i.imgur.com/xIzWE.jpg

273 · 07-13-2012, 05:12 PM

Because of the nature of Debian Stable (which I'm guessing you're running) the packages do get behind a little sometimes. Unless you have specific problems or know of unpatched vulnerabilities you should be OK using the outdated package. You could look to backports though and see if you could get a newer version (run Sid myself so not learned how this is done).

Vodkaholic1983 · 07-13-2012, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 273

Because of the nature of Debian Stable (which I'm guessing you're running) the packages do get behind a little sometimes. Unless you have specific problems or know of unpatched vulnerabilities you should be OK using the outdated package. You could look to backports though and see if you could get a newer version (run Sid myself so not learned how this is done).

I know people take the piss out windows users but its sure is easier for a noob like me! debian is hard work. Yes mate I belive it is debian stable

The outdated package give me all 404 errors tho, prob something to do with virualmin which I run on it.

Kustom42 · 07-13-2012, 05:17 PM

I agree with 273, but since you havent started using it yet it would be best to start on the most recent.

Run the nagios -v command with no arguments.

It will look for the config file in its default location, or you can specify the location to the file if you need to.

Vodkaholic1983 · 07-13-2012, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kustom42

I agree with 273, but since you havent started using it yet it would be best to start on the most recent.

Run the nagios -v command with no arguments.

It will look for the config file in its default location, or you can specify the location to the file if you need to.

Got this mate

Code:

 nagios -v
-bash: nagios: command not found

Vodkaholic1983 · 07-13-2012, 06:00 PM

Sorry I find this hard to work out, I guess I messed up with the above command.

Vodkaholic1983 · 07-13-2012, 06:19 PM

Ok ive got it running

But all pages are giving internal Server Errors

screenshot.459.jpg

Kustom42 · 07-16-2012, 10:48 AM

Your /var/log/httpd/error_log file should give us the exact error. Can you take a look at that log file and let us know what error is reporting?

sundialsvcs · 07-16-2012, 04:06 PM

Please remember that there are always two levels to any computer software problem ...

First, you must make a high-level identification of exactly how to go about solving your problem. In my case, seeing that you had a "cross-platform" requirement for "monitoring software," I recommended Nagios as an existing solution infrastructure.

Second, you must

figure out whatever short-term obstacles, such as packages or what-not, may be discovered to be standing in your way.

Perservere ...

Once you have, in the long view, determined "where your arrows must ultimately go," the short-term obstacles (like packages and so on...) are merely annoyances. [u]If/u](!!) you have first confirmed that your desired Windows monitoring software can, in fact, "talk to Nagios," then you can patiently push through all of those annoyances and know that you'll finally have solved the big-picture problem ... for good.

"Linux ... Windows ... OS/X ... IBM big-iron ... whatever ..." it's really all the same.