Fwd: Fwd: Apache Server configuration for Nagios 3.0

[Jimmyboy]

Hi James,

I created a file *nagios.conf* under '*/usr/local/apache2/conf*' directory
by typing the command *sudo touch nagios.conf*.
Then, I keyed in the *ScriptAlias* and *Alias* directives.
Then, I did a "*sudo make install-webconfig*", which was again unsuccessful.
Same error!!

So, I created the directories *httpd* & *conf.d* under the directories '*
/etc*' & '*/etc/httpd*' respectively.
Then, I copied the *nagios.conf* file into the */etc/httpd/conf.d* directory
using the command "sudo cp
*/usr/local/apache2/conf/nagios.conf/etc/httpd/conf.d".
*
Ultimately, after running "*sudo make install-webconfig*", I got the web
interface for Nagios successfully installed.

I was finally able to complete Nagios installation according to the
Quickstart Guide for Ubuntu. Now, I am left with its configuration.

Appreciate  your suggestion.

Thanks,
Jim






---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jimmyboy <jimmyjose2980 at gmail.com>
Date: Apr 17, 2009 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Fwd: Apache Server configuration for Nagios 3.0
To: James Pratt <jpratt at norwich.edu>
Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net


Hi James,

You are right. '/etc/httpd/conf.d/' does not exist. Unfortunately, I do not
know how to find out the directory, Apache on my system refers to
'/etc/httpd/conf.d/'.

However, I successfully keyed in the 'ScriptAlias' and 'Alias' directives
into my '/usr/local/apache2/httpd.conf' config file (I reinstalled Apache to
the default location). Still, I am getting the same error on doing a 'sudo
make install-webconf'.

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I had raised a query on the Apache forum, on which of *apache2.conf* and *
httpd.con*f is the *config file* of Apache. I got an answer stating that it
depends on type of installation method followed. If the source files
(.tar.gz) are used, then it is *httpd.conf*, else, *apache2.conf*. So, it is
true in my case.

Based on this, I observed an already installed Nagios setup on a different
machine. It's *config file* is *apache2.conf* (again true, it was installed
using Synaptic Package Manager).

So, I was thinking to try installing using the 'Synaptic Package Manager' or
'apt-get'. However, both aren't working for me. Though I am able to proxy
the internet (sitting behind a proxy server), Synaptic & sudo apt-get say,
they cannot resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com', etc.

Any idea, how to go about?

Thanks,
Jim

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:50 AM, James Pratt <jpratt at norwich.edu> wrote:

> Hi - sounds like your issue is that the generic make install in nagios
> src tries to drop a file called nagios.conf into httpd's (usually the
> default) location, /etc/httpd/conf.d/, which, appears does not exist on
> your server...
>
> If you can find what directory your apache uses for "/etc/httpd/conf.d/"
> you can manually copy and paste whatever is in nagios.conf (the one
> trying to be installed from nagios src dir) into your
> "/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf" (You can likely disregard the
> "apache2.conf" stuff - sounds like they used their own file naming, as
> the default is normally "httpd.conf")  - Apache itself is very flexible,
> there are many ways to configure it - nagios simply guesses you are
> using redhat, so it tries to drop it's httpd config into
> /etc/httpd/conf.d)
>
> HTH ...
>
> Regards,
> jamie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jimmyboy [mailto:jimmyjose2980 at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 2:25 PM
> > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>
> > Subject: [Nagios-users] Fwd: Apache Server configuration for Nagios
> 3.0
> >
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > On reading https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/serverguide/C/httpd.html, I
> > understand that /etc/apache2/apache2.conf is the most important file.
> > Though I have installed Apache in /etc/apache2 location, I do not have
> > apache2.conf file as mentioned in the site.
> >
> > However, when I stop/start the Apache service using the command
> > '/etc/apache2/bin/apachectl -k stop/start' respectively, and check
>
> > http://127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1/>  and ps -A | grep httpd, the
> results
> > are OK.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
> > =-=-=-=-=
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Jimmyboy <jimmyjose2980 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:49 PM
> > Subject: Apache Server configuration for Nagios 3.0
> > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am following the Quickstart Guide for installing NAGIOS using
> > http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/quickstart-ubuntu.html.
> >
> > One of the prerequisites is Apache2, which I installed, and was
> successful
>
> > in getting "It Works!!" for http://127.0.0.1 <http://127.0.0.1/> .
>  >
> > However, I am stuck at point 5) Configure the Web Interface, make
> install-
> > webconf.
> >
> > When this command is issued, this is what I get.
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 sample-config/httpd.conf
> > /etc/httpd/conf.d/nagios.conf
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file
> > '/etc/httpd/conf.d/nagios.conf': No such file or directory
> > make: *** [install-webconf] Error 1
> >
> > Prefix for Apache: /etc/apache2
> >
> > I believe the httpd.conf file and a few others also need to be edited
> for
> > Nagios. Can some please guide me through this?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
> >
>
>
>
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