Permission denied Awstats

tommytomato · 03-20-2010, 08:12 PM

HI all

Trying to install awstats by following this link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...16&postcount=7

I get Permission denied when running the command

Code:

./awstats_configure.pl

It's been some time since I've install and have had awstats running say at lest 3 years

can some tell me why the error, or am i running the command wrong

system is Ubuntu 9.10, do you know of a better tutorial for installing awstats

TT ( karl )

bigrigdriver · 03-20-2010, 09:06 PM

From the link you gave:

Quote:

# apt-get install awstats
# cp /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples /usr/local/awstats
# cd usr/local/awstats
# mkdir wwwroot
# mkdir wwwroot/cgi-bin
# gunzip awstats.model.conf.gz
# mv awstats.model.conf wwwroot/cgi-bin
# ./awstats_configure.pl

All of the commands above are run as root user. That may be why you are getting the permission denied error.

raju.mopidevi · 03-20-2010, 09:48 PM

Run those commands using "su" or you can use "sudo"

alunduil · 03-20-2010, 09:57 PM

This may have already been checked but is the executable bit set on the file?

Regards,

Alunduil

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alunduil

This may have already been checked but is the executable bit set on the file?

Regards,

Alunduil

As in permissions ?

TT ( karl )

evo2 · 03-21-2010, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommytomato

As in permissions ?

As in "chmod +x ./awstats_configure.pl".

Evo2.

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raju.mopidevi

Run those commands using "su" or you can use "sudo"

running as sudo now

1st message i was is

Code:

sudo cp /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples /usr/local/awstats
cp: omitting directory `/usr/share/doc/awstats/examples'

do i use

Code:

cp -r

instead

TT ( karl )

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 01:41 AM

I got past that, but I'm stuck on this one

Code:

/usr/local/awstats$ sudo chown -R --dereference www-data:www-data wwwroot
chown: -R --dereference requires either -H or -L

TT ( karl )

evo2 · 03-21-2010, 01:55 AM

The --dereference is applied by default according to the man page on my system. Please read the relevant part of the chown man page on your machine. You will either have to use the -H or -L flags or just omit --dereference.

Evo2.

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

The --dereference is applied by default according to the man page on my system. Please read the relevant part of the chown man page on your machine. You will either have to use the -H or -L flags or just omit --dereference.

Evo2.

Quote:

Options

-H
If the -R option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed. Symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are not followed.
-L
If the -R option is specified, both symbolic links on the command line and symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are followed.
-P
If the -R option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
-R
If file designates a directory, chown recursively changes the owner and group of each file in the entire subtree connected at that point.
-h
Change the owner and group of a symbolic link instead of the file pointed to by the symbolic link.

Are u saying to leave out the -R all together

TT ( karl )

evo2 · 03-21-2010, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommytomato

Are u saying to leave out the -R all together?

I never said anything about -R.

EDIT: You need to add either -H or -L as the error message says.

Evo2.

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 02:23 AM

I got it ok, just need to run the update fuction now to bring up the images in the graphics, me thinks

I'll post back later my command line as a ref for other, I have not as yet clear the cli

TT ( karl )

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 02:50 AM

when running this command

Code:

sudo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=mysite.com -update

I get this message

Code:

Error: Couldn't open server log file "/var/log/httpd/mylog.log"

that file is not there, is it looking for the apache2 access.log file

TT ( karl )

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 03:44 AM

Here's what I've done, still unsure about the icons and the classes folder.

any one care to fill me in to some fixes, the awstats is running

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:~$ sudo apt-get install awstats

Quote:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
libnet-dns-perl libnet-ip-perl libgeo-ipfree-perl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
awstats
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 951kB of archives.
After this operation, 5,214kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main awstats 6.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3 [951kB]
Fetched 951kB in 20s (47.0kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package awstats.
(Reading database ... 67895 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking awstats (from .../awstats_6.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3_all.deb) ...
Setting up awstats (6.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3) ...

Run as sudo not root

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:~$ sudo cp -R /usr/share/doc/awstats/examples /usr/local/awstats

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:~$ cd /usr/local/awstats

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo mkdir wwwroot

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo mkdir wwwroot/cgi-bin

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo gunzip awstats.model.conf.gz

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo mv awstats.model.conf wwwroot/cgi-bin

Now run the awstats configue file to update your records

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo ./awstats_configure.pl

Quote:

----- AWStats awstats_configure 1.0 (build 1.8) (c) Laurent Destailleur -----
This tool will help you to configure AWStats to analyze statistics for
one web server. You can try to use it to let it do all that is possible
in AWStats setup, however following the step by step manual setup
documentation (docs/index.html) is often a better idea. Above all if:
- You are not an administrator user,
- You want to analyze downloaded log files without web server,
- You want to analyze mail or ftp log files instead of web log files,
- You need to analyze load balanced servers log files,
- You want to 'understand' all possible ways to use AWStats...
Read the AWStats documentation (docs/index.html).

-----> Running OS detected: Linux, BSD or Unix

-----> Check for web server install

Enter full config file path of your Web server.
Example: /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Example: /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf
Example: c:\Program files\apache group\apache\conf\httpd.conf
Config file path ('none' to skip web server setup):

Code:

> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Quote:

-----> Check and complete web server config file '/etc/apache2/apache2.conf'
Add 'Alias /awstatsclasses "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/classes/"'
Add 'Alias /awstatscss "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/css/"'
Add 'Alias /awstatsicons "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/icon/"'
Add 'ScriptAlias /awstats/ "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/"'
Add '<Directory>' directive
AWStats directives added to Apache config file.

-----> Update model config file '/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.model.conf'
File awstats.model.conf updated.

-----> Need to create a new config file ?
Do you want me to build a new AWStats config/profile
file (required if first install) [y/N] ? y

-----> Define config file name to create
What is the name of your web site or profile analysis ?
Example: www.mysite.com
Example: demo
Your web site, virtual server or profile name:
> localhost.com

-----> Define config file path
In which directory do you plan to store your config file(s) ?
Default: /etc/awstats
Directory path to store config file(s) (Enter for default):
>

-----> Create config file '/etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf'
Config file /etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf created.

-----> Restart Web server with '/etc/init.d/apache restart'

-----> Add update process inside a scheduler
Sorry, configure.pl does not support automatic add to cron yet.
You can do it manually by adding the following command to your cron:
/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -update -config=localhost.com
Or if you have several config files and prefer having only one command:
/usr/local/awstats/tools/awstats_updateall.pl now
Press ENTER to continue...

A SIMPLE config file has been created: /etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf
You should have a look inside to check and change manually main parameters.
You can then manually update your statistics for 'localhost.com' with command:
> perl awstats.pl -update -config=localhost.com
You can also read your statistics for 'localhost.com' with URL:
> http://localhost/awstats/awstats.pl?...=localhost.com

Press ENTER to finish...

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/awstats/css/ wwwroot

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/awstats/css/* wwwroot/

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl wwwroot/cgi-bin/

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data wwwroot

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/lib/awstats

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo chown root:www-data /var/log/apache2/access.log

Now edit the apache2 file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo vim /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

<Directory "/usr/loacl/awstats/wwwroot">, and put a # in front of the line "Options None" it should look like:

Code:

<Directory "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot">
# Options None
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

Code:

tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 reload

Quote:

* Reloading web server config apache2 [ OK ]

Next Step

Code:

sudo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=localhost.com -update

or

Code:

sudo perl /usr/local/awstats/awstats_updateall.pl now

You may get an error about the log file, you need to edit the file

Quote:

/etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf

Code:

sudo vim /etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf

change the file like so

Quote:

#LogFile="/var/log/httpd/mylog.log"
LogFile="/var/log/apache2/access.log"

Then run this command to update records

Code:

sudo /usr/local/awstats$ sudo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=localhost.com -update

Quote:

Create/Update database for config "/etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf" by AWStats version 6.9 (build 1.925)
From data in log file "/var/log/apache2/access.log"...
Phase 1 : First bypass old records, searching new record...
Searching new records from beginning of log file...
Phase 2 : Now process new records (Flush history on disk after 20000 hosts)...
Jumped lines in file: 0
Parsed lines in file: 4249
Found 0 dropped records,
Found 0 corrupted records,
Found 0 old records,
Found 4249 new qualified records.
tommytomato@localhost:/usr/local/awstats$

My icons were not showing either so i had to copy the folder icons
from /usr/share/awstats to /usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/icon/

below is a sample of the paths apache2 needs for them to show
I also had to chmod to 0777 for them to show.

Code:

Alias /awstatsclasses "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/classes/"
Alias /awstatscss "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/css/"
Alias /awstatsicons "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/icon/"
ScriptAlias /awstats/ "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/"

I wasn't to find "/usr/local/awstats/wwwroot/classes/" not on my system

want to remove the update link on your awstats page, you need to edit the awstats.localhost.com.conf file

/etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf

Code:

sudo vim /etc/awstats/awstats.localhost.com.conf

set the below to 0, if you want to be able to update via the browser set to 1

Code:

AllowToUpdateStatsFromBrowser=0

Hows that sounds guys

I'll do the cron job next

TT ( karl )

tommytomato · 03-21-2010, 07:56 AM

Bring up the crontab to see what you have

Code:

sudo crontab -l

Quote:

tommytomato@localhost:~$ sudo crontab -l
24 0 * * * /etc/webmin/cron/tempdelete.pl #Delete Webmin temporary files
10 * * * * /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=localhost.com -update

to edit crontab use the -e command

Code:

sudo crontab -e

now place in the cron

Code:

10 * * * * /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=localhost.com -update

Hope this work, have to wait an hour to see what happens

TT ( karl )