[Xymon] TS - Trying to setup Xymon 4.3.10 on CentOS 6.3

Ralph Mitchell ralphmitchell at gmail.com
Wed Jan 23 22:44:48 CET 2013


Did you start xymon on the server?  You should be able to access it via

   http://server.domain.com/xymon/

for whatever server.domain.com you installed it on.  i don't know if that
trailing slash is still necessary, but it doesn't hurt to use it.

Ralph Mitchell


On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:03 PM, <d.tom.schmitt at l-3com.com> wrote:

> I removed the linked file and copied the original to the directory and it
> starts up – THANKS!****
>
> ** **
>
> I can now access a web page in the /var/www/html directory but I cannot
> access the xymon web pages.****
>
> ** **
>
> index.html is ‘helo’ per the instructions and it and any other web page I
> place in /var/www/html works.****
>
> ** **
>
> How do I access the Xymon system?****
>
> Is it the same as before?  http://monitord.csw.l-3com.com/xymon****
>
> Or am I looking at the wrong URL?****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> * *
>
> *Tom Schmitt*
>
> *Senior IT Staff - R&D*****
>
> L-3 Communication Systems West****
>
> 640 North 2200 West    P.O. Box 16850****
>
> Salt Lake City, UT  84116****
>
> Phone (801) *594-3030*****
>
> Cell      (801) 231-7230****
>
> eFax    (470) 201-6644****
>
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>
> *--oOo---(_)---oOo--*
>
> * Have A Nice Day !*
>
> ** **
>
> *It is not necessary to change.*
>
> *Survival is not mandatory.*
>
> *        -- W. Edwards Deming*
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Ralph Mitchell [mailto:ralphmitchell at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:55 AM
> *To:* Schmitt, D Tom @ CSG - CSW
> *Cc:* xymon at xymon.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] TS - Trying to setup Xymon 4.3.10 on CentOS 6.3****
>
> ** **
>
> Apache can't read /etc/httpd/conf.d/xymon-apache.conf, which appears to be
> a link to  /home/xymon/server/etc/xymon-apache.conf****
>
> ** **
>
> Either:     chown  apache.apache   /home/xymon/server/etc/xymon-apache.conf
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Or:          chmod 644  /home/xymon/server/etc/xymon-apache.conf****
>
> ** **
>
> should fix it.  You may also need to open up permissions for Apache to get
> into /home/xymon/server/etc.****
>
> ** **
>
> Ralph Mitchell****
>
> ** **
>
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:15 PM, <d.tom.schmitt at l-3com.com> wrote:****
>
> I have tried to follow what instructions I can find for a new Xymon
> installation.****
>
>  ****
>
> I have installed the latest 4.3.10 of Xymon on a Dell R-710 with CentOS
> 6.3 (install option - web server) installed.****
>
>  ****
>
> *When I try to start apache I get:*****
>
>  ****
>
>                 [root at monitord ~]# service httpd restart****
>
>                 Stopping httpd:
> [FAILED]****
>
>                 Starting httpd: httpd: Syntax error on line 222 of
> /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: Could not open configuration file
> /etc/httpd/conf.d/xymon-apache.conf:  Permission denied****
>
>
>                                                        [FAILED]****
>
> *                *****
>
> *LINE 222 is the Include line:*****
>
> * *****
>
> *                #*****
>
> *                # Load config files from the config directory
> “/etc/httpd/conf.d”*****
>
> *                #*****
>
> *                Include conf.d/*.conf*****
>
> * *****
>
> *                #*****
>
> * *****
>
> *If I comment out the ‘Include’ statement, Apache comes right up.*****
>
> * *****
>
> *The files in /etc/httpd/conf.d are:*****
>
> *                *****
>
> *                manual.conf*****
>
> *                perl.conf*****
>
> *                php.conf*****
>
> *                README*****
>
> *                ssl.conf*****
>
> *                webalizer.conf*****
>
> *                welcome.conf*****
>
> *                wsgi.conf*****
>
> *                xymon-apache.conf ->
> /home/xymon/server/etc/xymon-apache.conf   ( Permissions:  lrwxrwxrwx. )**
> ***
>
> *                *****
>
>  ****
>
>  ****
>
> [root at monitord conf.d]# *cat xymon-apache.conf* ****
>
> # This file is for Apache 1.3.x and Apache 2.0.x****
>
> #****
>
> # Add this to your Apache configuration, it makes****
>
> # the Xymon webpages and cgi-scripts available in the****
>
> # "/xymon" and "/xymon-cgi" URLs.****
>
>  ****
>
>  ****
>
> # NB: The "Alias" line below must NOT be used if you have****
>
> #     the Xymon webfiles as the root URL. In that case,****
>
> #     you should instead set this:****
>
> #****
>
> #          DocumentRoot /home/xymon/server/www****
>
>  ****
>
> Alias /xymon/  "/home/xymon/server/www/"****
>
> <Directory "/home/xymon/server/www">****
>
>     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes MultiViews****
>
>     Order allow,deny****
>
>     Allow from all****
>
> </Directory>****
>
>  ****
>
> ScriptAlias /xymon-cgi/ "/home/xymon/cgi-bin/"****
>
> <Directory "/home/xymon/cgi-bin">****
>
>     AllowOverride None****
>
>     Options ExecCGI Includes****
>
>     Order allow,deny****
>
>     Allow from all****
>
> </Directory>****
>
>  ****
>
> ScriptAlias /xymon-seccgi/ "/home/xymon/cgi-secure/"****
>
> <Directory "/home/xymon/cgi-secure">****
>
>     AllowOverride None****
>
>     Options ExecCGI Includes****
>
>     Order allow,deny****
>
>     Allow from all****
>
>  ****
>
>     # Password file where users with access to these scripts are kept.****
>
>     # Create it with "htpasswd -c /home/xymon/server/etc/xymonpasswd
> USERNAME"****
>
>     # Add more users / change passwords with "htpasswd
> /home/xymon/server/etc/xymonpasswd USERNAME"****
>
>     #****
>
>     # You can also use a group file to restrict admin access to members of
> a****
>
>     # group, instead of anyone who is logged in. In that case you must
> setup****
>
>     # the "xymongroups" file, and change the "Require" settings to require
> ****
>
>     # a specific group membership. See the Apache docs for more details.**
> **
>
>  ****
>
>     AuthUserFile /home/xymon/server/etc/xymonpasswd****
>
>     AuthGroupFile /home/xymon/server/etc/xymongroups****
>
>     AuthType Basic****
>
>     AuthName "Xymon Administration"****
>
>  ****
>
>     # "valid-user" restricts access to anyone who is logged in.****
>
>     Require valid-user****
>
>  ****
>
>     # "group admins" restricts access to users who have logged in, AND****
>
>     # are members of the "admins" group in xymongroups.****
>
>     # Require group admins****
>
>  ****
>
> </Directory>****
>
>  ****
>
> # Rewrite-rules for migrating from the URL's used in Hobbit****
>
> RewriteEngine On****
>
>  ****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon/bb.html /xymon/xymon.html [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon/bb2.html /xymon/nongreen.html [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon/bbnk.html /xymon/critical.html [R=permanent,L]****
>
>  ****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-hist.sh /xymon-cgi/history.sh [R=permanent,L]**
> **
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-eventlog.sh /xymon-cgi/eventlog.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-rep.sh /xymon-cgi/report.sh [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-replog.sh /xymon-cgi/reportlog.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-snapshot.sh /xymon-cgi/snapshot.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-findhost.sh /xymon-cgi/findhost.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-csvinfo.sh /xymon-cgi/csvinfo.sh [R=permanent,L]
> ****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbitcolumn.sh /xymon-cgi/columndoc.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-datepage.sh /xymon-cgi/datepage.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbitgraph.sh /xymon-cgi/showgraph.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh /xymon-cgi/svcstatus.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/bb-histlog.sh /xymon-cgi/historylog.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-confreport.sh /xymon-cgi/confreport.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-confreport-critical.sh
> /xymon-cgi/confreport-critical.sh [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-nkview.sh /xymon-cgi/criticalview.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-certreport.sh /xymon-cgi/certreport.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-nongreen.sh /xymon-cgi/nongreen.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-hostgraphs.sh /xymon-cgi/hostgraphs.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-ghosts.sh /xymon-cgi/ghostlist.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-notifylog.sh /xymon-cgi/notifications.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-hostlist.sh /xymon-cgi/hostlist.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-perfdata.sh /xymon-cgi/perfdata.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-cgi/hobbit-topchanges.sh /xymon-cgi/topchanges.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
>  ****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-seccgi/bb-ack.sh /xymon-seccgi/acknowledge.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-seccgi/hobbit-enadis.sh /xymon-seccgi/enadis.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-seccgi/hobbit-nkedit.sh
> /xymon-seccgi/criticaleditor.sh [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-seccgi/hobbit-ackinfo.sh /xymon-seccgi/ackinfo.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
> RewriteRule ^/xymon-seccgi/hobbit-useradm.sh /xymon-seccgi/useradm.sh
> [R=permanent,L]****
>
>  ****
>
> [root at monitord conf.d]#****
>
> * *****
>
> * *****
>
> *                Thanks,*****
>
> * *****
>
> *Tom Schmitt*****
>
> *Senior IT Staff - R&D*****
>
> L-3 Communication Systems West****
>
> 640 North 2200 West    P.O. Box 16850****
>
> Salt Lake City, UT  84116****
>
> Phone (801) *594-3030*****
>
> Cell      (801) 231-7230****
>
> eFax    (470) 201-6644****
>
> *            **\\\\||////*****
>
> *               **\ ~  ~ /  *****
>
> *               **| @  @ |*****
>
> *--oOo---(_)---oOo--*****
>
> *Have A Nice Day !*****
>
>  ****
>
> *It is not necessary to change.*****
>
> *Survival is not mandatory.*****
>
> *        -- W. Edwards Deming*****
>
>  ****
>
>
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