Nagios Newbie: error "no lock file found"

[Jeff Saucier]

Not sure what I did.  No problems initially after installing Nagios.
Now, when I start / stop / reload using /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nagios.sh  I
get message "No lock file found in /var/spool/nagios/nagios.lock".  I
stop Nagios using /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nagios/nagios.sh stop and still
see Nagios process running:

nagios    1674  0.0  0.3  2316 1768  ??  Ss   11:57AM   0:00.03
/usr/local/bin/

I kill nagios' process.  Thinking the lock file needs to exist, I create
one:  touch /var/spool/nagios/nagios.lock

I start Nagios: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/Nagios.sh start and get the
following:

Starting network monitor: nagios
ps: option requires an argument -- p
usage: ps [-aChjlmrSTuvwx] [-O|o fmt] [-p pid] [-t tty] [-U user]
          [-M core] [-N system]
       ps [-L]

I see the Nagios process and can view the web pages fine.

I read nagios.lock is the location Nagios stores the process id.  Not
sure how that impacts Nagios.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Jeff Saucier
Technical Infrastructure Analyst
Dolan Media Company
612.317.9428
 

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