[Xymon] Unable to start client

[Keith Ferguson]

Thanks,

Not sure why but after removing the Makefile and re-installing the 
client is now running on the problem servers. I will keep an eye on this 
to see if it happens again.


Keith Ferguson
Office:212-822-3460 x 123
Cell:631-882-4409
Systems Administrator

On 12/20/2012 11:41 AM, Novosielski, Ryan wrote:
> The client is still supposed to be run by Xymon, just installed by root. The install should have provided a log directory. Might want to give that another shot and see if it creates one. Probably fine to just create one yourself, but I start to wonder when a fresh install is not clean.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Ferguson [mailto:keith at zenofon.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:39 AM
> To: Novosielski, Ryan
> Cc: 'xymon at xymon.com' <xymon at xymon.com>
> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Unable to start client
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> Sorry still trying to get my bearings here
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> i got the client from
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/xymon/Xymon/4.3.10/xymon-4.3.10.tar.gz
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> I did a standard install but was advised to install as root and not
> xymon so everything is run under root.
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> 2.6.35-22-server #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 22:02:33 UTC 2010 x86_64
> GNU/Linux
> Ubuntu 10.10
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> Keith Ferguson
> Office:212-822-3460 x 123
> Cell:631-882-4409
> Systems Administrator
>
> On 12/20/2012 11:32 AM, Novosielski, Ryan wrote:
>> There ought to be one if you do a standard make install. Where did you get the client? You also don't mention anything about your OS, or client version except by accident. The basic information is usually needed.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Keith Ferguson [mailto:keith at zenofon.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:28 AM
>> To: xymon at xymon.com <xymon at xymon.com>
>> Subject: [Xymon] Unable to start client
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>> I am trying to run the client on a few boxes and im getting the
>> following error.
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>> cannot write to the xymon-4.3.10/client/logs directory
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>> In the clients directory there is no logs directory and im getting this
>> on a few boxes. Any ideas ?
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