I realize that I was very vague in my problem description so I'll add to try and clarify my problem.
tsicsweb2:/home/michaelt# ps -ef | grep nagios nagios 19064 1 1 Aug24 ? 00:10:37 /usr/sbin/nagios /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg /etc/init.d/nagios restart Restarting nagios: named pipe exists - removeing nagios. tsicsweb2:/etc/nagios# ls -l total 220 -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 1445 2005-04-15 23:59 apache.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 13072 2005-08-25 05:46 cgi.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 292 2004-11-13 17:56 checkcommands.cfg lrwxrwxrwx 1 nagios www-data 15 2005-08-23 10:39 check_nagios -> check_nagios_db -rwxr-xr-x 1 nagios www-data 2350 2004-11-13 17:56 check_nagios_db -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 2134 2005-08-24 07:13 check_nagios_db.pl -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 1471 2005-08-23 17:04 contactgroups.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 1125 2005-08-24 16:21 contacts.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 1662 2005-06-02 09:30 dependencies.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 2264 2005-08-23 14:40 escalations.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 9258 2005-08-23 15:56 hostgroups.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 88498 2005-08-23 15:03 hosts.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 26 2005-08-23 10:20 htpasswd.users -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 13544 2005-06-02 09:30 minimal.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 4250 2005-06-02 09:30 misccommands.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 21437 2005-08-24 14:11 nagios.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 2972 2005-08-23 10:21 resource.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 3151 2005-08-24 07:46 services.cfg drwxr-xr-x 2 nagios www-data 4096 2005-08-23 10:24 stylesheets -rw-r--r-- 1 nagios www-data 1589 2005-06-02 09:30 timeperiods.cfg here are my config files cgi.cfg. all 4 database entries in cgi.cfg and resource.cfg are filled out just like the example below .... # Note: If you use the mysql or pgsql nagios build, read # /usr/share/doc/nagios-common/README.Debian what todo to let nagios # CGI scripts detect nagios state. nagios_check_command=/etc/nagios/nagios_check_db xcddb_host=localhost #xcddb_port= xcddb_database=nagios xcddb_username=root xcddb_password=XXXXX # DB DOWNTIME DATA (Read-Only For CGIs) # Note: These config directives are only used if you compiled # in database support for downtime data! # The user you specify here only needs SELECT privileges on the # 'hostdowntime', and 'servicedowntime' tables in the database, # as these values are only used by the CGIs. The core program # will read the directives you specify in a resource file. xdddb_host=localhost #xdddb_port= xdddb_database=nagios xdddb_username=root xdddb_password=XXXXX tsicsweb2:/etc/nagios# ls -l /var/run/nagios/nagios.cmd prw-rw---- 1 nagios nagios 0 2005-08-25 05:46 /var/run/nagios/nagios.cmd tail -20 /var/log/nagios/nagios.log [1124968593] Caught SIGTERM, shutting down... [1124968795] Nagios 1.3 starting... (PID=31495) Little webmin snipit to show the pids match last_update program_start daemon_mode nagios_pid last_command_check last_log_rotation execute_service_checks 2005-08-25 06:23:56 2005-08-25 06:19:55 0 31495 2005-08-25 06:23:56 1969-12-31 18:00:00 1 1 1 Basically it looks like the cgi's can't get the process status but I've done everything I know, plus all the workarounds I've found on the net. I followed this doc verbatim http://wiki.tryphon.org/How_to_install_Nagios_under_Debian System and package specs Linux tsicsweb2 2.6.8-2-686-smp #1 SMP Thu May 19 17:27:55 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux <---- Fresh Sarge Net install image pulled from Debian about a week ago. nagios-common_2%3a1.3-cvs.20050402-2.sarge.1_all.deb nagios-mysql_2%3a1.3-cvs.20050402-2.sarge.1_i386.deb nagios-plugins_1.4-6_i386.deb nagios-statd-client_3.09-7_all.deb tsicsweb2:/var/cache/apt/archives# mysql -V mysql Ver 14.7 Distrib 4.1.11, for pc-linux-gnu (i386) tsicsweb2:/var/cache/apt/archives# apache2 -v Server version: Apache/2.0.54 Server built: May 12 2005 05:30:44 tsicsweb2:/var/cache/apt/archives# php -v PHP 4.3.10-15 (cli) (built: May 9 2005 08:54:56) Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The PHP Group Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Zend Technologies If I've omitted anything please let me know. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]