Problems configuring check_external_commands
Marc Powell
marc at ena.com
Thu Apr 14 16:25:12 CEST 2005
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Yolanda Santos
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 3:52 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] Problems configuring check_external_commands
>
> Hi,
>
> I have Nagios 1.2 running correctly, but now I want to start checking
> external command, so I have change in nagios.cfg the directive:
>
> check_external_commands=1
>
> I compile and restart the nagios service, but it hasn't create the
> nagios.cmd file neither rw directory.
> Moreover, doing this change, the service doesn't restart and in the
> web page appears the typical message (when the service is stopped we
> can see the same message)
>
> Whoops!
> Error: Could not read host and service status information!
>
> Anybody knows which is the problem?
> How can I create de nagios.cmd file?
You must create the rw directory yourself with the proper permissions --
http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/commandfile.html
Nagios will then create the nagios.cmd file on restart.
--
Marc
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