All of the logging options are in the nagios.cfg file. I have no problems
with the logs. I have all the host and service issues logged and they are
all being logged.
You should definitely read the documentation on the various log options
for the main configuration file. I hate to give you this read the manual
answer but I think everything you need is in there. If all config options
are set properly and it still doesn't work, please give us some details of
your logging configuration.
Chris
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Otmar Conradus wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am another FreeBSD nagios user.
> Unfortunately I still have problems with the host logging which I posted
> a week ago.
> Are you guys experiencing the same problem?
> - I did set the log rotation for daily and it's not rotating.
> - The nagios.log only has startup times of the nagios process and all
> host warnings etc are not logged.
>
> Otmar Conradus
> Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin@...
> [mailto:nagios-users-admin@...] On Behalf Of Bas van
> der Veen
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:39 PM
> To: Chris McGee
> Cc: nagios-users@...
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] FreeBSD & Nagios with statusmap.cgi | How??
>
>
> Thanks, Chris.
> Just got it working the same way you solved it :)
>
> Telling Nagios where the gd files are indeed did the trick.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris McGee [mailto:chris@...]
> Sent: donderdag 27 februari 2003 22:23
> To: Bas van der Veen
> Cc: nagios-users@...
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] FreeBSD & Nagios with statusmap.cgi | How??
>
>
>
> Alright, got this problem solved. Anyone having problems with the
> statusmap.cgi on FreeBSD, here is the solution. In short, this
> particular cgi relies on gd and the configure script can't find it if
> you've installed the port. It must be gd 1.6.3 or higher. Check
> pkg_info and see if you have gd installed. If not, it should be in
> /usr/ports/graphics/gd. Run your configure script with
> --with-gd-lib=/usr/local/lib/ --with-gd-inc=/usr/local/include/gd/
> as options and it should detect the port version of gd. Continue with
> installation as normal and it should install the statusmap.cgi. This
> worked for me. If you have any trouble, feel free to contact me.
>
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Bas van der Veen wrote:
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > Thanks.
> > I too noticed the prefix change.
> >
> > I'll compile it again from source then.
> > I'd really appreciate the info on the statusmap. :)
> >
> > Bas
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris McGee [mailto:chris@...]
> > Sent: donderdag 27 februari 2003 21:24
> > To: Bas van der Veen
> > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] FreeBSD & Nagios with statusmap.cgi |
> > How??
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Bas van der Veen wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Chris,
> > >
> > > Could you please tell me how you installed Nagios on your FreeBSD
> > > machine? I got it working without statusmap.cgi by compiling. I
> > > somehow got it all working running the ported version. Which one
> > > would you recommend?
> > >
> > > Bas
> >
> > Actually, it's funny you ask about this because since I've upgraded to
>
> > the non-beta version, the statusmap stopped working. I've built mine
> > from source and as soon as I figure out why it doesn't install, I'll
> > gladly tell you. I just recently upgraded so I'm still sorting out a
> > few upgrade bugs. I did have it running from teh port on one machine
> > but you'll notice everything goes to strange places. It uses
> > /usr/local as the prefix instead of /usr/local/nagios. I prefer the
> > source. I'll fill you in when I solve the mysterious statusmap
> > problem.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Chris McGee [mailto:chris@...]
> > > Sent: donderdag 27 februari 2003 16:27
> > > To: Bas van der Veen
> > > Cc: Karl DeBisschop; nagios-users@...
> > > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] FreeBSD & Nagios with statusmap.cgi |
> > > How??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm one "Nagios on FreeBSD" user. I agree that it is very hard for
> > > the Nagios development team to keep track of all the ports for
> > > various OS's. The nice thing is that the OS developers/port
> > > developers do it for us. If you're using freebsd and looking for a
> > > port/package for it, the freebsd team has been nice enough to
> > > provide us with a page to search through the ported applications
> > >
> > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Bas van der Veen wrote:
> > >
> > > > You're right.
> > > >
> > > > I suppose there are too much *NIX and *BSD types around, and the
> > > > last thing I expect is the Nagios developers being too busy
> > > > keeping track of all used OSes instead of improving Nagios.
> > > >
> > > > Let's just say I was surprised I couldn't find (almost) anything
> > > > about Nagios on FreeBSD. I thought FreeBSD was a commonly used OS,
>
> > > > to my surprise there aren't much Nagios fans using it.
> > > >
> > > > If you'd like me to provide you with some info about the FreeBSD
> > > > port, let me know... I'll see what I can do (please keep in mind
> > > > that I have nothing to do with the ported install and that I
> > > > mostly use RedHat Linux (up till now).
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Bas
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Karl DeBisschop [mailto:karl@...]
> > > > Sent: donderdag 27 februari 2003 13:29
> > > > To: Bas van der Veen
> > > > Cc: nagios-users@...
> > > > Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] FreeBSD & Nagios with statusmap.cgi |
> > > > How??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 07:12, Bas van der Veen wrote:
> > > > > Karl,
> > > > >
> > > > > I didn't mean to imply that the developers of Nagios should make
>
> > > > > the *total* faq for running Nagios on FreeBSD.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Just a little note stating that FreeBSD users can use the ported
>
> > > > > version (without any warranty about it functioning or not) would
>
> > > > > have been nice. I had Nagios up and running in 3 hours on a
> > > > > linux box (fully working that is). FreeBSD takes 2 days now and
> > > > > it ain't finished yet :-( (FreeBSD = company policy).
> > > >
> > > > My point is that I don't know except through you that nagios is in
>
> > > > ports (though apparently some on the list do). I still don't know
> > > > if the plugins are in ports. And I don't really know how to find
> > > > out.
> > > >
> > > > Then there the other BSD's, sunfreeware, debian, mandrake, gentoo,
>
> > > > caldra, and a variety of other porting/packaging facilites. Would
> > > > you have us track all those too?
> > > >
> > > > IMHO, the maintainers should feel free to come forward and ask for
>
> > > > posting, and try to help keep those FAQ items up to date. As a
> > > > general proposition, it is not in our scope, unless we add
> > > > advocacy to our scope.
> > > >
> > > > Do you see my point? Maybe I'm being thick, but I think it's a
> > > > point worth at least considering.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Karl
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Karl DeBisschop [mailto:karl@...]
> > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 05:52, Bas van der Veen wrote:
> > > > > > Ok, looks like nagios is a ported application for FreeBSD.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am now checking whether this install works :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Would have been nice if I could have found this in the FAQ's
> > > > > > or the FM though...
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure I agree. We have nothing to do with the port. It
> > > > > can come or go, the version in ports can change, the maintainer
> > > > > could forsake the material world and run off the a convent at
> > > > > the north pole and we'd know nothing about it. So why shoould we
>
> > > > > be responsible for making that FAQ. Shouldn't the ports
> > > > > maintainer make that information readily available, rather than
> > > > > us?
> > > > >
> > > > > (Not trying to be sarcastic -- nor do I rule the idea out. But
> > > > > it does seem like our standing in FreeBSD ports is simply not
> > > > > best placed in our FAQ, or if there is a placement, it should be
>
> > > > > quite general.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Or the port maintainer should be more communicative about it to
> > > > > us so we can know the above things. (Maybe s/he has been and
> > > > > I've missed it, bu
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