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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>I am new to Nagios, and MRTG,
so please bear with me.<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=500520000-05112009>I have been able to get Nagios up and running thanks to
some outstanding community help, especially Lyle Giese (cheers for all of your
time) .</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=500520000-05112009>My issue is with getting MRTG up and
running.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>I have attempted to install
MRTG on my server (by the tutorial here: <A
href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/nixcraft/linux/docs/uniqlinuxfeatures/mrtg/mrtgconifg.php">http://www.cyberciti.biz/nixcraft/linux/docs/uniqlinuxfeatures/mrtg/mrtgconifg.php</A> )</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>The webpage where it says it
should be running is: <A
href="http://onlinebackup.xmanhosting.com.au/mymrtg/">http://onlinebackup.xmanhosting.com.au/mymrtg/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>I assume that this is the
standard page, untill some more configuration occurs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>Would someone be able to lead
me in the right direction as to what comes next?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>I am basically looking to
monitor bandwidth usage using Nagios.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>In Nagios, it says:
check_mrtgtraf: Unable to open MRTG log file</FONT><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>I cannot find a log file
anywhere on my server.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>In the switch.cfg file, it
says:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><SPAN lang=EN-AU>
<P><FONT size=2># Monitor bandwidth via MRTG logs<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>define
service{<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>use generic-service ; Inherit values from a
template<BR></FONT><FONT size=2>host_name Billion<BR></FONT><FONT
size=2>service_description Port 1 Bandwidth Usage<BR></FONT><FONT
size=2>check_command
check_local_mrtgtraf!/var/lib/mrtg/192.168.1.253_1.log!AVG!1000000,1000000!5000000,5000000!10<BR></FONT><FONT
size=2>}</FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>There is no log file in
/var/lib/mrtg/ - there is only a file called mrtg.ok , which is an empty
page.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2>In etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg , it also
says: <SPAN lang=EN-AU>LogDir: /var/lib/mrtg</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=2>Is someone able
to assist me in some way from here?<SPAN
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<P><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=500520000-05112009>Thanks for any
help. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Kind
regards,<BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=515551912-04112009><FONT
size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>Anthony</P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>