[Xymon] Xymon Setup

Fri Sep 19 21:38:33 CEST 2014

Sorry, that was sudo apt-get *remove *libpam-smbpass, not install. :)

- Tres.Finocchiaro at gmail.com

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Tres Finocchiaro <
tres.finocchiaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> We spent quite a while getting apache configured properly because
> documentation had changed over the years.  Here were my steps (Ubuntu 14.04)
>
>
>    1.    Install latest from source using makdeb instructions and dpkg
>    2.    Enable CGI
>       $ sudo a2enmod cgid
>    3.    $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/alias.conf
>    4.    Fix Apache Startup error
>       $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
>       Place this somewhere in the file:
>       ServerName x <--- Where "x" is the hostname of your server
>    5.    Setup apache Alias
>       $ sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/alias.conf
>       Paste the text below between </Directory> and </IfModules>
>
>
>>         Alias /xymon/ "/usr/lib/xymon/server/www/"
>>         <Directory "/usr/lib/xymon/server/www/">
>>                 Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes MultiViews
>>                 Require all granted
>>         </Directory>
>>         ScriptAlias /xymon-cgi/ "/usr/lib/xymon/cgi-bin/"
>>         <Directory "/usr/lib/xymon/cgi-bin">
>>                 AllowOverride None
>>                 Options ExecCGI Includes
>>                 Require all granted
>>         </Directory>
>>         ScriptAlias /xymon-seccgi/ "/usr/lib/xymon/cgi-secure/"
>>         <Directory "/usr/lib/xymon/cgi-secure">
>>                 AllowOverride None
>>                 Options ExecCGI Includes
>>                 Require all granted
>>                 # Password file where users with access to these scripts
>> are kept.
>>                 # Create it with "htpasswd -c
>> /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonpasswd USERNAME"
>>                 # Add more users / change passwords with "htpasswd
>> /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonpasswd USERNAME"
>>                 AuthUserFile /usr/lib/xymon/server/etc/xymonpasswd
>>                 AuthType Basic
>>                 AuthName "Xymon Administration"
>>                 Require valid-user
>>         </Directory>
>
>
>
>    1. Fix a memory leak wih Apache/Ubuntu 14.04
>       $ sudo apt-get install libpam-smbpass
>    2. Restart the Apache Server
>       $ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
>    3. Finally, configure hosts, mail settings, alerts, etc
>
> I can provide more detailed instructions for any of these steps if you
> think they apply.
>
> -Tres
>
>
> - Tres.Finocchiaro at gmail.com
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Steve Coile <
> scoile at mcclatchyinteractive.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd guess an Apache configuration issue, yes.  Of course, you should also
>> check the permission on the *xymon.html* file to ensure it's readable by
>> whatever user your Apache *httpd* process is running as.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Steve Coile*Senior Network and Systems Engineer, McClatchy Interactive
>> <http://www.mcclatchyinteractive.com/>
>> Office: 919-861-1247 | Mobile: 919-622-5369 | Fax: 919-861-1300
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Andre Beyleveldt <Andreb at paym8.co.za>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi Guys
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m down to having this error.  I know it’s due to a permission either
>>> on a folder or config file.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You don't have permission to access /xymon/xymon.html on this server.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am I correct in saying that Apache wants to hit the xymon web page but
>>> it has not access hence the error.?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Regards*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Andre Beyleveldt*
>>>
>>> *System Engineer*
>>>
>>> *Phone:* +27 11 564 2480
>>>
>>> *Mobile*: +27 82 686 5828
>>>
>>> *Email:* andreb at paym8.co.za
>>>
>>> *Website*: www.paym8.co.za
>>>
>>> *Postal:* Private Bag X83, Halfway House 1685
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Steve Coile [mailto:scoile at mcclatchyinteractive.com]
>>> *Sent:* 19 September 2014 02:54 AM
>>> *To:* xymon at xymon.com
>>> *Cc:* Andre Beyleveldt
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Xymon] Xymon Setup
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Looks to me like (the *xymonserver.cfg* variable) *$XYMON* isn't
>>> defined with an absolute path, and (the environment variable) *$PATH* does
>>> not include *~xymon/server/bin*.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> *Steve Coile *Senior Network and Systems Engineer, McClatchy Interactive
>>> <http://www.mcclatchyinteractive.com/>
>>>
>>> Office: 919-861-1247 | Mobile: 919-622-5369 | Fax: 919-861-1300
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Jeremy Laidman <
>>> jlaidman at rebel-it.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>  That's weird.  The error message says that it's trying to load the
>>> task defined in tasks.cfg section [xymon].  My tasks.cfg has no [xymon].
>>>  The nearest match is [xymond].  Similarly, the command 'xymon' would have
>>> been defined in a "CMD" line, and my tasks.cfg has no such line.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You should check your tasks.cfg (and tasks.d directory contents) for
>>> invalid entries.  A useful diagnostic is to dump the tasks like so:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> xymoncmd sh -c '$XYMONHOME/bin/xymonlaunch
>>> --config=$XYMONHOME/etc/tasks.cfg --dump'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This will show you the tasks configuration after being parsed by
>>> xymonlaunch, which includes slurping in include files, stripping comments,
>>> de-duplicating entries, and dropping unrecognised keywords.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19 September 2014 04:12, Andre Beyleveldt <Andreb at paym8.co.za> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi Guys
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I need some assistance with regards to setting up Xymon, I have seen it
>>> once or twice but the actual config itself I have never done.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I used the man pages etc. but I can’t get my Xymon url to show the page,
>>> checked the log and I am getting the following.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then the error just repeats over and over.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone perhaps have an example of what needs to be setup that I can
>>> use to reference to mine to see what I did wrong.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> *Andre Beyleveldt*
>>>
>>> *System Engineer*
>>>
>>> *Phone:* +27 11 564 2480
>>>
>>> *Mobile*: +27 82 686 5828
>>>
>>> *Email:* andreb at paym8.co.za
>>>
>>> *Website*: www.paym8.co.za
>>>
>>> *Postal:* Private Bag X83, Halfway House 1685
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>>>
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