Help Please

[Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]]

That should work, but I think the docs suggest the following:

- create the group nagiocmd (note that it's not 'nagioscmd')
- add the username that Apache runs under to that group
- 'chgrp nagiocmd /usr/local/nagios/var/rw'
- 'chmod g+s /usr/local/nagios/var/rw'

Restart nagios, and you should be good to go.  If Apache still balks, give
it a restart, too.

jc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin L. Papendick [mailto:papendick at nexserver.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:36 PM
> To: chris.jacob at apropos.com
> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Help Please
> 
> 
> Chris,
> 
> I'm fairly new to this, so you will probably get better answers from 
> others.  When I was having  this problem it was because the 
> web server 
> runs as nobody|nogroup and the directory (in your case 
> /usr/local/nagios/var/rw) was either root|root or nagios|nagios (I 
> believe the later).  I chmod g+s on the directory and chgrp 
> nogroup on 
> it also.  After that I could ACK and such without a problem.
> 
> -klp
> 
> Christopher Jacob wrote:
> 
> >I seem to have things set up for the most part, but when 
> ever I try any
> >commands from the web interface (clear and alarm, etc.) I get the
> >following...
> >
> >----
> >
> >Error: Could not open command file 
> '/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd'
> >for update!
> >
> >
> >The permissions on the external command file and/or directory may be
> >incorrect. Read the FAQs on how to setup proper permissions. 
> >
> >
> >An error occurred while attempting to commit your command for
> >processing.
> >
> >----
> >
> >I have followed the doc step by step in the "External Command File
> >Permissions" section, but to now avail. I have even tried giving
> >everyone full access to the file, but nothing seems to work.
> >
> >I know this is petty, but any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
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