CGI Error

[jeff vier]

On Mon, 2005-05-02 at 08:02 -0700, Josh wrote:
> Nagios 2.0 runs fine on my RedHat 9 box running Apache
> 1.29.  I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest
> that there is potentially a bug with Nagios (either
> version) running on RedHat Enterprise Linux.  It could
> possibly be Perl and/or Perl's libraries on the this
> release of RedHat?
> 
> Is anyone running Nagios successfully on RedHat
> Enterprise Linux?

yes.

Nagios v1.0, v1.1, v1.2, v2.0a, v2.0b1/2/3 have all run quite nicely on
my RH systems.
apache 1.2.x previously, apache 2.0.x now, btw.


> --- Josh <josh2780 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > The only thing that is different between this new
> > install and and install on a previously working
> > Nagios
> > is the OS version.
> > 
> > I previously had Nagios 1.2 running on a RedHat 9
> > box.
> > This new install (Nagios 2.0) is on a RedHat ES4
> > machine.
> > 
> > Just to sum up... in case a light flicks on...
> > Nagios
> > starts without errors.  ../bin/nagios -v nagios.cfg
> > returns 0 errors. The CGIs can see the cgi.cfg file
> > (A
> > test: renaming cgi.cfg results in a different error
> > that says it can't find the config file).. so no
> > problems reading the configs.
> > 
> > Still get the "Error: Could not read object
> > configuration data!".
> > 
> > In fact, I tried installing 1.2 on the ES4 machine
> > and
> > get the following error: "Error: Could not read host
> > and service status information!".  In this case,
> > there
> > were also no errors reported and nagios is running.
> > 
> > I'll test Nagios 2.0 on an old RH9 box shortly.  Has
> > anyone else been successful on installing Either
> > version of Nagios on an RedHat ES3 or ES4 machine?
> > 
> > -Josh
> > 
> > 
> > --- Josh <josh2780 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Sally.  I'm running Apache 1.3.33 with mod_perl
> > > 1.29.
> > > 
> > > I've tried reinstalling nagios 2.0 with the
> > defaults
> > > when running ./configure.  Basic install,
> > > authentication shut off ...  still get the same
> > > result
> > > on the CGIs.
> > > 
> > > Any thoughts from anyone?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- Sally <frogmist at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi Josh,
> > > > I'm encountering the same problem... wat's the
> > > > version of apache that
> > > > you are using? mine's 2.0.54... din have any
> > > > problems on 2.0.52, so
> > > > wondering whether it's the apache that's causing
> > > the
> > > > problem.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > From: Josh <josh2780 at ya...>
> > > >  Re: CGI Error   
> > > > 2005-04-29 08:27  
> > > >  Thanks for the reply, Guillaume.
> > > >  
> > > >  Yes, the user is authorized.  After no luck I
> > > then
> > > >  disabled authentication and tried again.  Still
> > > >  nothing.
> > > >  
> > > >  Yes, nagios is running...  and again, starts up
> > > > with
> > > >  no errors in nagios.log.
> > > >  
> > > >  While I"m awaiting any reponses I"ve been
> > digging
> > > >  through the source to find the root of the
> > > problem.
> > > > 
> > > >  The cgi.cfg file is definitely being read. 
> > > > Changing
> > > >  the filename results in a different error that
> > > the
> > > >  config can"t be found.
> > > >  
> > > >  Taking a closer look at the error... "Make sure
> > > > you"ve
> > > >  compiled the main program and the CGIs to use
> > the
> > > > same
> > > >  object data storage options (i.e. default text
> > > file
> > > > or
> > > >  template-based file)."  Is there an options
> > > > somewhere
> > > >  to switch between the two?  This was a new
> > > install
> > > > and
> > > >  I only changed what needed to be changed
> > > > (host/service
> > > >  defs, file locations, etc.).
> > > >  
> > > >  -Josh
> > > >  
> > > >  
> > > >  --- guillaume LOHEZ <guillaume.lohez at li...>
> > > >  wrote:
> > > >  > Hi
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > Maybe, it is an authentification problem with
> > > >  > Apache.....
> > > >  > Or a config problem in cgi.cfg
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > What user do you use to login ????
> > > >  > Is this user authorized to view the page you
> > > want
> > > > to
> > > >  > display ????
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > Ok, there is no error for the dry run.....
> > but
> > > >  > nagios is running or not ????
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > That"s my first clues...
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > Regards
> > > >  > Guillaume
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > Josh a crit :
> > > >  > 
> > > >  > >OK.  I know this must be a common error but
> > I
> > > > can"t
> > > >  > >find a solution for my situation anywhere
> > > > online,
> > > >  > >FAQs, or forums.
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >Here"s the error I get when clicking on one
> > of
> > > > the
> > > >  > >CGIs on the left frame of the web interface:
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >----
> > > >  > >Whoops!
> > > >  > >Error: Could not read object configuration
> > > data!
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >Here are some things you should check in
> > order
> > > > to
> > > >  > >resolve this error: 
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >Verify configuration options using the -v
> > > >  > command-line
> > > >  > >option to check for errors. 
> > > >  > >Check the Nagios log file for messages
> > > relating
> > > > to
> > > >  > >startup or status data errors. 
> > > >  > >Make sure you"ve compiled the main program
> > and
> > > > the
> > > >  > >CGIs to use the same object data storage
> > > options
> > > >  > (i.e.
> > > >  > >default text file or template-based file). 
> > > >  > >----
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >Here"s how I configured nagios-2.0b3:
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >./configure \
> > > >  > >  --prefix=/usr/local/nagios-2.0b3 \
> > > >  > >  --with-lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/nagios \
> > > >  > >  --with-nagios-user=nagios \
> > > >  > >  --with-nagios-grp=nagios \
> > > >  > >  --with-perlcache \
> > > >  > >  --enable-embedded-perl \
> > > >  > >  --with-gd-inc=/usr/local/include \
> > > >  > >  --with-gd-lib=/usr/local/lib \
> > > >  > >  --with-template-objects \
> > > >  > >  --with-cgiurl="/cgi-bin/nagios" \
> > > >  > >  --with-htmurl="/nagios"
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >I don"t get any errors when running:
> > > >  > >/usr/local/nagios-2.0b3/bin/nagios -v
> > > >  > >/usr/local/nagios-2.0b3/etc/nagios.cfg
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >
> > > >  > >No errors in /var/log/nagios/nagios.log and
> > no
> > > >  > errors
> > 
> === message truncated ===
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