(UNKNOWN VARIABLE) when running nagios

[Andreas Ericsson]

Qolinar wrote:
> After re-reading the docs and re-installing/compiling/etc., I am still
> receiving the following error when running nagios:
> 

Remove the max_embedded_perl_calls line. It's not a valid variable in 
Nagios 2, and should hence be removed.

If you've simply copied the config from an old installation you're 
likely to encounter more of these little popups. Just delete the line in 
question and move on.

> 
> L17ADLNX1:/usr/local/nagios/var # /usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios
> /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg -v
> 
> Nagios 2.0b1
> Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Ethan Galstad (nagios at nagios.org)
> Last Modified: 12-15-2005
> License: GPL
> 
> Error in configuration file '/usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg' - Line
> 869 (UNKNOWN VARIABLE)
> Nagios 2.0b1 starting... (PID=4175)
> Bailing out due to one or more errors encountered in the configuration
> files.  Run Nagios from the command line with the -v option to verify
> your config before restarting. (PID=4175)
> L17ADLNX1:/usr/local/nagios/var #
> 
> Here is the nagios.cfg file:
> 
> # MAXIMUM EMBEDDED PERL INTERPRETER CALLS
> # This value determines how often (if at all) the embedded Perl
> # interpreter is reinitialized during runtime.  This is useful
> # if you notice that the Perl interpreter is causing slow
> # memory leaks over time.  Setting this value to 0 means the
> # embedded Perl interpreter will never be reinitialized.  Any
> # value > 0 is the number of times the embedded Perl interpreter
> # is used (i.e. a Perl plugin is executed) before it is
> # reinitialized during runtime.  If you didn't compile Nagios with
> # embedded Perl support, this option has no effect.
> 
> #my change
> max_embedded_perl_calls=0
> 
> 
> Line 869 is the  last line (max_embedded_perl_calls=0). When I
> re-installed, I did so --enable-embedded-perl whereas I didn't the
> first time and it STILL gives me the above error.
> 
> 
> What have I done wrong???
> 
> 
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Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson at op5.se
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