error in CGI on nagios

[Nilesh]

Hey Jacob,

after compilaton and installation you need to start nagios service.
had u started it ???

also in your apache error.log file it will provide you detail error.
paste a part of your error log here which will be helpful to solve problem.

linux admin

shiju jacob wrote:

>Hi all
>
>
>I have complied the nagios the same way the document say's
>i am able to get the first page but when i click on any link it gives the
>forrlowing error please help me out 
>
>
>
>Whoops!
>
>Error: Could not read host and service status information!
>
>The most common cause of this error message (especially for new users), is
>the fact that Nagios is not actually running. If Nagios is indeed not
>running, this is a normal error message. It simply indicates that the CGIs
>could not obtain the current status of hosts and services that are being
>monitored. If you've just installed things, make sure you read the
>documentation on starting Nagios.
>
>Some other things you should check in order to resolve this error include:
>
>   1. Check the Nagios log file for messages relating to startup or status
>data errors.
>   2. Always verify configuration options using the -v command-line option
>before starting or restarting Nagios!
>   3. Make sure you've compiled the main program and the CGIs to use the
>same status data storage options (i.e. text file or database). If the main
>program is storing status data in a text file and the CGIs are trying to
>read status data from a database, you'll have problems. 
>
>Make sure you read the documentation on installing, configuring and running
>Nagios thoroughly before continuing. If all else fails, try sending a
>message to one of the mailing lists. More information can be found at
>http://www.nagios.org. 
>
>
>
>
>Thanks Regards  
>Shiju Jacob  
> 
>http://www.intila.com 
> 
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