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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Hello</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span>I got busy the last few days and didn't have the chance to look</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span>at your suggestions. If I still can't make it work I will re-install.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Thanks a lot for your time Alex.</span></p>
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On September 28, 2011 at 4:50 AM Alex Levin <alevin@gmail.com> wrote:<br />
<br />
> Yanni,<br />
><br />
> All directives for xymon related apache directories ( including cgi-*<br />
> ) are already included in xymon-apache.conf, so you need just to make<br />
> sure that the file itself is included into main apache config (<br />
> httpd.conf )<br />
><br />
> if you placed xymonpasswd into /etc/httpd/ folder - you need to edit<br />
> xymon-apache.conf file and modify location of the file.<br />
> Also - if not using groups for apache authentication - remove or<br />
> comment corresponding lines from xymon-apache.conf.<br />
><br />
> When done - check syntax of the config ( apachectl -t ) and restart<br />
> apache ( apachectl restart ) using root account.<br />
> Under user xymon - start server ( in your case<br />
> "/opt/xymon/server/xymon.sh start" )<br />
><br />
> if everything is OK - you should be able to see something at<br />
> http://YOURWEBHOST/xymon/<br />
><br />
><br />
> If something is not working - check log files ( apache or xymon )<br />
><br />
> ---<br />
> Alex<br />
><br />
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Yanni<br />
> <y.goudetsidis@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk> wrote:<br />
> > Hi Alex<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > Please allow me to mention what I have done so far.<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > All xymon related directores (cgi-bin, cgi-secure, client, data, server,<br />
> > webpages, xymon-cgi, xymon-seccgi) are inside<br />
> ><br />
> > /opt/xymon.<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > After searching about configuring apache online, I found out that in order<br />
> > for Apache to execute CGI scripts<br />
> ><br />
> > I need to edit the "access.conf" file by adding a section like this:<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > <Directory /opt/xymon/cgi-bin><br />
> > Options ExecCGI<br />
> > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl<br />
> > </Directory><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > I did that. Next I read that I should create a special location called alias<br />
> > to the actual CGI directory and then edit my "httpd.conf" file and add the<br />
> > line below:<br />
> ><br />
> > 'ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /opt/xymon/cgi-bin/'<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > I've done that as well.<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > Next I followed your instructions on the link you send me.<br />
> ><br />
> > I run:<br />
> ><br />
> > 'htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/xymonpasswd admin' and entered password.<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > I finally found "xymon-apache.conf" and copied it to /etc/httpd/conf.d/<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > but I am a bit confused about the 'sed' command.<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > Is the directory at the end stops at 'httpd'?<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > Many thanks<br />
> ><br />
> > Yanni<br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> ><br />
> > On September 27, 2011 at 12:17 AM Alex Levin <alevin@gmail.com> wrote:<br />
> ><br />
> >> Yanni,<br />
> >><br />
> >> You need to include xymon-apache.conf file in your httpd.conf, it's<br />
> >> location depends on the system you are using and on how the Apache<br />
> >> server was installed ( from repository or compiled )<br />
> >> but before - make sure that xymonpasswd ( and probably<br />
> >> xymongroups ) files are created. ( read the config file :) )<br />
> >><br />
> >> Actually - it is a good idea to understand syntax of Apache config<br />
> >> files ( at least check directives used in xymon config on<br />
> >> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ ) ...<br />
> >><br />
> >> Also, I have some notes on installing xymon in AWS ( amazon ) cloud<br />
> >> that could be useful for you -<br />
> >> http://www.abristech.net/2011/09/xymon-monitoring-from-cloud.html as<br />
> >> well<br />
> >><br />
> >><br />
> >> --<br />
> >> Alex<br />
> >><br />
> >><br />
> >><br />
> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 4:02 AM, Yanni<br />
> >> <y.goudetsidis@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk> wrote:<br />
> >> > Hi everyone<br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> > I am junior sysadmin at a college and after a few failed attempts I<br />
> >> > successfully installed Xymon. No errors appeared after running 'make'<br />
> >> > and<br />
> >> > 'make install'.<br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> > At the moment I am trying to configure my web server(Apache/2.2.3 )<br />
> >> > (which<br />
> >> > is located on the same machine as xymon) and I am following the<br />
> >> > instructions<br />
> >> > on the "installing Xymon" link<br />
> >> > (http://www.xymon.com/xymon/help/install.html) but I can not really<br />
> >> > understand what changes I have to make. It says on the link that I have<br />
> >> > to<br />
> >> > make the necessary additions to the apache configuration in<br />
> >> > ~/server/etc/xymon-apache.conf. What lines do I have to add/change and<br />
> >> > where<br />
> >> > can I find this file?<br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> > As you can understand my apache knowledge is limited, I only installed<br />
> >> > it so<br />
> >> > I can run Xymon. Could someone please help me?<br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> > Many thanks<br />
> >> ><br />
> >> > Yanni<br />
> >> ><br />
> >> ><br />
> >> >
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