nagios.cmd ... "Sorry, you are not authorized. .." -- Argh!

Carroll, Jim P [Contractor] jcarro10 at sprintspectrum.com
Fri Jan 10 17:20:18 CET 2003


Minor quibble: it's the 'nagiocmd' group.

But I don't think that's what's plaguing him.  Had that been the case, he
wouldn't have been able to have problem-free access with the various other
Nagios accounts he's set up.

jc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Urbatsch [mailto:scott at urbatsch.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:24 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] nagios.cmd ... "Sorry, you are not
> authorized..." -- Argh!
> 
> 
> You need to add apache to the nagioscmd group.  Apache is the 
> user that 
> requires the access desired below.
> 
> At 02:08 AM 1/10/2003 -0500, Olivier Beauchemin (Accolade 
> Group) wrote:
> >Despite my best efforts, I can't figure it out. Here's all 
> the details, 
> >any help is greatly appreciated...
> >
> >I know this is a lot to sift through... but I'm desparate to 
> get this working.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Olivier
> >
> >####
> >
> >Environment
> >-------------
> >Redhat 8.0
> >Apache (that came with RedHat 8.0)
> >Perl 5.8.0
> >Only the defaults with ./configure
> >
> >
> >Snippet from hosts.cfg
> >-----------------------
> ># 'foo host' definition template
> >define host{
> >         name                            foo-host    ; The 
> name of this 
> > host template
> >         notifications_enabled           1       ; Host 
> notifications are 
> > enabled
> >         event_handler_enabled           1       ; Host 
> event handler is 
> > enabled
> >         flap_detection_enabled          1       ; Flap 
> detection is enabled
> >         process_perf_data               1       ; Process 
> performance data
> >         retain_status_information       1       ; Retain status 
> > information across program restarts
> >         retain_nonstatus_information    1       ; Retain non-status 
> > information across program restarts
> >         register                        0       ; DONT 
> REGISTER THIS 
> > DEFINITION!
> >         }
> >
> ># 'foo.foo.com host definition
> >define host{
> >         use                     foo-host            ; Name of host 
> > template to use
> >         host_name               foo.foo.com
> >         alias                   foo.foo.com
> >         address                 63.170.56.34
> >         check_command           check-host-alive
> >         max_check_attempts      10
> >         notification_interval   120
> >         notification_period     24x7
> >         notification_options    d,u,r
> >         }
> >
> >
> >Snippet from services.cfg
> >-------------------------
> ># 'foo-service' template for accolade group hosts/services
> >define service{
> >         name                            foo-service ; The 
> 'name' of this 
> > service template
> >         active_checks_enabled           1       ; Active 
> service checks 
> > are enabled
> >         passive_checks_enabled          1       ; Passive 
> service checks 
> > are enabled/accepted
> >         parallelize_check               1       ; Active 
> service checks 
> > should be parallelized (bad idea)
> >         obsess_over_service             1       ; We should 
> obsess over 
> > this service (if necessary)
> >         check_freshness                 0       ; Default 
> is to NOT check 
> > service 'freshness'
> >         notifications_enabled           1       ; Service 
> notifications 
> > are enabled
> >         event_handler_enabled           1       ; Service 
> event handler 
> > is enabled
> >         flap_detection_enabled          1       ; Flap 
> detection is enabled
> >         process_perf_data               1       ; Process 
> performance data
> >         retain_status_information       1       ; Retain status 
> > information across program restarts
> >         retain_nonstatus_information    1       ; Retain non-status 
> > information across program restarts
> >         is_volatile                     0
> >         check_period                    24x7
> >         max_check_attempts              3
> >         normal_check_interval           5
> >         retry_check_interval            1
> >         notification_interval           120
> >         register                        0       ; DONT 
> REGISTER THIS 
> > DEFINITION!
> >         }
> >
> >define service{
> >         use                             foo-service         
>        ; Name 
> > of service template to use
> >         host_name                       foo.foo.com
> >         service_description             FTP
> >         contact_groups                  olivier
> >         notification_period             24x7
> >         notification_options            w,u,c,r
> >         check_command                   check_ftp!-H 63.170.56.35
> >         }
> >
> >
> >Snippet from contacts.cfg
> >-------------------------
> ># 'olivier' contact definition
> >define contact{
> >         contact_name                    olivier
> >         alias                           olivier
> >         service_notification_period     24x7
> >         host_notification_period        24x7
> >         service_notification_options    c,r
> >         host_notification_options       d,r
> >         service_notification_commands   notify-by-email
> >         host_notification_commands      host-notify-by-email
> >         email                           
> <mailto:foo at foo.com>foo at foo.com
> >         }
> >
> >
> >Snippet from contactgroups.cfg
> >------------------------------
> ># 'olivier' contact group definition
> >define contactgroup{
> >         contactgroup_name       olivier
> >         alias                   Olivier
> >         members                 olivier
> >         }
> >
> >
> >Privs on the external command file and rw/ directory
> >----------------------------------------------------
> >prw-rw----    1 nagios   nagiocmd        0 Jan 10 01:39 nagios.cmd
> >drwxrwsr-x    2 nagios   nagiocmd     4096 Jan 10 01:39 rw
> >{the file nagios.cmd is in the rw/ directory}
> >
> >
> >Snippets from cgi.cfg
> >---------------------
> >use_authentication=1
> >authorized_for_system_information=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >authorized_for_configuration_information=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >authorized_for_system_commands=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >authorized_for_all_services=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >authorized_for_all_hosts=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >authorized_for_all_service_commands=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >authorized_for_all_host_commands=nagiosadmin,olivier
> >
> >
> >Snippets from nagios.cfg
> >------------------------
> >log_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.log
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/checkcommands.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/misccommands.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contactgroups.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/contacts.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/dependencies.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/escalations.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hostgroups.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/hosts.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/services.cfg
> >cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/timeperiods.cfg
> >resource_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/resource.cfg
> >status_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.log
> >nagios_user=nagios
> >nagios_group=nagios
> >check_external_commands=1
> >command_check_interval=-1
> >command_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nagios.cmd
> >comment_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/comment.log
> >downtime_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/downtime.log
> >lock_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.lock
> >temp_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/nagios.tmp
> >log_rotation_method=d
> >log_archive_path=/usr/local/nagios/var/archives
> >use_syslog=1
> >log_notifications=1
> >log_service_retries=1
> >log_host_retries=1
> >log_event_handlers=1
> >log_initial_states=0
> >log_external_commands=1
> >log_passive_service_checks=1
> >inter_check_delay_method=s
> >service_interleave_factor=s
> >max_concurrent_checks=0
> >service_reaper_frequency=10
> >sleep_time=1
> >service_check_timeout=60
> >host_check_timeout=30
> >event_handler_timeout=30
> >notification_timeout=30
> >ocsp_timeout=5
> >perfdata_timeout=5
> >retain_state_information=1
> >state_retention_file=/usr/local/nagios/var/status.sav
> >retention_update_interval=60
> >use_retained_program_state=0
> >interval_length=60
> >use_agressive_host_checking=0
> >execute_service_checks=1
> >accept_passive_service_checks=1
> >enable_notifications=1
> >enable_event_handlers=1
> >process_performance_data=1
> >obsess_over_services=0
> >check_for_orphaned_services=0
> >check_service_freshness=1
> >freshness_check_interval=60
> >aggregate_status_updates=1
> >status_update_interval=15
> >enable_flap_detection=1
> >low_service_flap_threshold=5.0
> >high_service_flap_threshold=20.0
> >low_host_flap_threshold=5.0
> >high_host_flap_threshold=20.0
> >date_format=us
> >illegal_object_name_chars=`~!$%^&*|'"<>?,()=
> >illegal_macro_output_chars=`~$&|'"<>
> ><mailto:admin_email=foo at foo.com>admin_email=foo at foo.com
> ><mailto:admin_pager=foopager at foo.com>admin_pager=foopager at foo.com
> >
> >####
> 
> 
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