odd permissions problem

[Marc Powell]

These look correct. It looks like you're using Nagios 2.x which
introduced a config cache file that is read by the CGI's instead of the
cfg_file's. Is the cache file (object_cache_file in nagios.cfg) being
re-created when you restart nagios? If the nagios daemon is aware of an
object via the cfg_file's, and therefore shows it in the scheduling
queue, but the cgi's aren't because it doesn't appear in the object
cache you might see the symptoms you're reporting. This may happen if
permissions on the object cache file are such that nagios can't delete
or overwrite it. I would expect nagios to fail in that situation but it
may not. With 1.x I've always seen these associated with configuration
problems or permissions issues but the object cache may introduce a new
scenario. I'm not sure and I don't have 2.x installation to test with
yet but it seems like the next logical step to me.

--
Marc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Char Skall
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: Nagios User List
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] odd permissions problem
> 
> Here's the definitions involved.
> 
> # 'Cisco 1700vzw' host definition
> define host{
>     use            hosts        ; Name of host template to use
> 
>     host_name        Cisco1700vzw
>     alias            Cisco 1700 VZW
>     address           10.0.8.2 
>     check_command        check-host-alive
>     max_check_attempts    20
>     contact_groups        router-admins
>     notification_interval    60
>     notification_period    24x7
>     notification_options    d,u,r
>     }
> 
> # Service definition
> define service{
>     use                services        ; Name of service template to
use
> 
>     host_name            Cisco1700vzw
>     service_description        PING
>     is_volatile            0
>     check_period            24x7
>     max_check_attempts        3
>     normal_check_interval        5
>     retry_check_interval        1
>     contact_groups            router-admins
>     notification_interval        240
>     notification_period        24x7
>     notification_options        c,r
>     check_command            check_ping!100.0,20%!500.0,60%
>     }
> 
> # 'routers' host group definition
> define hostgroup{
>     hostgroup_name    routers
>     alias        Routers
> #    contact_groups    router-admins
>     members        Cisco1700,Cisco1700fdle,Cisco1700vzw
>     }
> 
> This is how everything else is setup and I can log in and access any
> information and execute any commands I want except when they involve
the
> Cisco1700vzw. If you need the entire file let me know I'll attach
those if
> needed.
> 
> Thanks for your assistance
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/19/05, Marc Powell <marc at ena.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 	> -----Original Message-----
> 	> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-
> users-
> 	> admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of charskall at gmail.com
> 	> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:55 PM
> 	> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:nagios-
> users at lists.sourceforge.net>
> 	> Subject: [Nagios-users] odd permissions problem
> 	>
> 	> I have Nagios running fine. All of my orginal settings work
fine
> and
> 	> everything is being checked like i want. I can make
adjustments to
> 	> services.cfg and other cfg files and restart nagios without
issue.
> 	>
> 	> Until I added a new host. I created thenew host and added it
to
> the
> 	> appropriate host group. The new host appears perfectly in the
> 	> scheduling
> 	> cue. The problem is it will not appear in host group overview
and
> when
> 	> I
> 	> click on it I get the "It appears as though you do not have
> permission
> 	> to view information for this host...". I am logging in as the
only
> 	> user
> 	> thats been entered "nagiosadmin" and have set that user for
all of
> the
> 	> access permissions in cgi.cfg . I also made sure the
nagiosadmin
> is
> 	> listed as the contact for all host groups. I can access
everything
> 	> else
> 	> without problems just this one newly added host.
> 
> 	I'd check for configuration errors with '/path/to/nagios -v
> 	/path/to/nagios.cfg', typos and also look for permission
problems on
> the
> 	files you edited (can your web server read all of them?). Beyond
> that,
> 	the appropriate host, service and hostgroup definitions will
> probably be
> 	needed for us to troubleshoot further.
> 
> 	--
> 	Marc
> 



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