[SOLVED] I can't Install NRPE on CentOS

hack3rcon · 07-24-2016, 03:36 AM

Hello.
I want to install NRPE on CentOS 7 and I did below steps :

Code:

# yum install -y gcc glibc glibc-common gd gd-devel make net-snmp openssl-devel
# yum install xinetd

After it I created a "nagios" user and installed Nagios Plugin and configure it as below :

Code:

# tar xvfz nagios-plugins-1.4.11.tar.gz
# cd nagios-plugins-1.4.11
# ./configure --with-ssl=/usr/bin/openssl --with-ssl-lib=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
# make
# make install
# chown nagios.nagios /usr/local/nagios
# chown -R nagios.nagios /usr/local/nagios/libexec/

Then Download NRPE and compile it via below commands :

Code:

#./configure
#make all
#make install-plugin
#make install-daemon
#make install-daemon-config

but when I enter "make install-daemon-config" then I got below error :

Code:

make: *** No rule to make target `install-daemon-config'.  Stop.

How can I solve it?

Thank you.

unSpawn · 07-24-2016, 06:09 AM

Run 'make -n install-daemon-config' and see what should get installed. Alternatively just create the required configuration yourself according to Nagios / NRPE documentation. Alternatively ponder why you're so bent on doing it that way when you've got access to something like 'yum install epel-release; yum install nagios nagios-plugins-all nrpe chkconfig nrpe;'...

hack3rcon · 07-24-2016, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

Run 'make -n install-daemon-config' and see what should get installed. Alternatively just create the required configuration yourself according to Nagios / NRPE documentation. Alternatively ponder why you're so bent on doing it that way when you've got access to something like 'yum install epel-release; yum install nagios nagios-plugins-all nrpe chkconfig nrpe;'...

Got same error :

Code:

[root@localhost nrpe-3.0]# make -n install-daemon-config
make: *** No rule to make target `install-daemon-config'.  Stop.

I know, CentOS has "nrpe" package but I want to install it from source code.

unSpawn · 07-24-2016, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack3rcon

Got same error :

Code:

[root@localhost nrpe-3.0]# make -n install-daemon-config
make: *** No rule to make target `install-daemon-config'.  Stop.

Supplying "-n" doesn't actually install: it just goes through the motions so you can see what it's up to. In this case there's no output shown that will help you so in this case I'd say it's safe to say there is no rule to "make" that target: so install the necessary configuration files yourself.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack3rcon

I know, CentOS has "nrpe" package but I want to install it from source code.

Installing software from source on any RPM-based systems makes you, regardless of reason, responsible for updating software when security or bug fixes are released. While that's OK for a home system it definitely is not a Best Practice (or efficient) so shouldn't apply to any systems used in professional environments.

hack3rcon · 07-24-2016, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

Supplying "-n" doesn't actually install: it just goes through the motions so you can see what it's up to. In this case there's no output shown that will help you so in this case I'd say it's safe to say there is no rule to "make" that target: so install the necessary configuration files yourself.

Installing software from source on any RPM-based systems makes you, regardless of reason, responsible for updating software when security or bug fixes are released. While that's OK for a home system it definitely is not a Best Practice (or efficient) so shouldn't apply to any systems used in professional environments.

Please see "http://www.tecmint.com/how-to-add-linux-host-to-nagios-monitoring-server/"

TB0ne · 07-24-2016, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack3rcon

Please see "http://www.tecmint.com/how-to-add-linux-host-to-nagios-monitoring-server/"

Why? Again, installing from package is the better way to go...re-iterating that you WANT to build from source is pointless. Also, the link you posted does not say put the -n flag in for installing/building the NRPE plugin.

Again:

Don't put the -n flag in, which you could see if you read the help options on build, or the documentation
Install it from package, since there's no real benefit of building from source.

hack3rcon · 07-24-2016, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TB0ne

Why? Again, installing from package is the better way to go...re-iterating that you WANT to build from source is pointless. Also, the link you posted does not say put the -n flag in for installing/building the NRPE plugin.

Again:

Don't put the -n flag in, which you could see if you read the help options on build, or the documentation
Install it from package, since there's no real benefit of building from source.

If you read my posts then you can see that I never put "-n" by default and both have same result.
What is my Distro problem? I did all steps that the guidance said!!!!

TB0ne · 07-24-2016, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack3rcon

If you read my posts then you can see that I never put "-n" by default and both have same result.

You're right..you did NOT put the -n flag in; however, you were ADVISED TO, to see what was going on, but haven't apparently.

Quote:

What is my Distro problem? I did all steps that the guidance said!!!!

AGAIN, you do not, should not have to, install from source. Period. You were given the exact yum command to run to not only install the repository, but to install NRPE too. Why you don't just type in one command and be done is beyond me.

Again, why are you wanting to install from source?? Saying "I want to" doesn't tell us anything at all.

John VV · 07-24-2016, 10:40 PM

are you 100% sure that configure ran and did not error ?
are there any autotools m4's or ac files ?
if so you can remake "configure" for your system

Code:

autoreconf -iv

did you install all the needed parts of gcc ?
in your first post is dose not look like it
( but those might have puled in the prerequisites )

normally you would

Code:

su -
yum groupinstall " Development Tools"

hack3rcon · 07-25-2016, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

are you 100% sure that configure ran and did not error ?
are there any autotools m4's or ac files ?
if so you can remake "configure" for your system

Code:

autoreconf -iv

did you install all the needed parts of gcc ?
in your first post is dose not look like it
( but those might have puled in the prerequisites )

normally you would

Code:

su -
yum groupinstall " Development Tools"

No, I Installed all packages and problem solved via "https://support.nagios.com/kb/article.php?id=515"