Biggest Problem with Nagios: Poor Setup/Installation

[Dale Hobbs]

I'm not sure how you came up with the points below. The instructions are
very easy to follow if you read them. I've never used a linux machine in
my life let alone Nagios yet I was able to get it up and running in
under a day. 

 

I find the setup/installation very easy to use. I don't think that there
is really a need for a webmin configuration tool. If you want a
gui-based configuration tool then you might want to stick with Microsoft
Windows

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Atwal,
Steve
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 11:09 AM
To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Nagios-users] Biggest Problem with Nagios: Poor
Setup/Installation

 

I'd like to use Nagios, but after wasting over a month, finally gave up.
Setup instructions are very poor, and we ended up using Big Brother
instead. I'd still like to use Nagios, but the following problems will
stop people in their tracks when it comes to using it:

- poor setup/installation, for both the server and clients to be
monitored 
- poor documentation for admins, esp. related to above point 
- no easy configuration tool, e.g. one solution: create a good Webmin
plug-in (someone else tried to do this, but it doesn't work)

If the developers of Nagios can work on the above and get that polished,
they will have a very good tool that a lot more people will be using.
Until then....we'll leave it to those that have lots and lots of time to
waste.

Not being negative...just providing some feedback that might improve the
product. 

Cheers 
Steve 

 

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