Personally I prefer to compile from source as I know exactly what it does and where things go.
I sorted it anyway, it was basically a config item that still read "nagios_group=nagios" - I changed that to "nagios_group=localservice" and the warning went away. Thanks Andy Dan Langille wrote: > On 9 Jan 2007 at 22:36, Andy Shellam (Mailing Lists) wrote: > > >> Hi Dan, >> >> Thanks for the reply (answers inline below) >> >> Dan Langille wrote: >> >>> Did you install via ports? >>> >>> >> No - downloaded 2.6 and compiled from source. >> >>> Are you missing this? >>> >>> $ grep nagios /etc/group >>> nagios:*:1005: >>> >>> >> I don't think so - I configured Nagios with: >> >> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nagios --with-cgiurl=/nagios/cgi-bin >> --with-htmurl=/nagios --with-nagios-user=nagios >> --with-nagios-group=localservice --with-command-group=webservice >> >> so this should say the Nagios group is "localservice" - right? >> The Nagios user has "localservice" set as it's default group, and it's >> also a member of "webservice" - the command group. >> > > Sorry, I don' t know. I always use the port, and let it do what it > does. :( By using the port, it trivializes upgrades and removals, > and makes security notices easier (e.g. security/portaudit). > > cd /usr/port/net-mgtm/nagios > make install > > pretty easy... and if you need/want special config items, you can > still do them, plus you get the benefits of packaging. > > My recommendation: remove what you installed, and use the port. > > -- Andy Shellam NetServe Support Team the Mail Network "an alternative in a standardised world" p: +44 (0) 121 288 0832/0839 m: +44 (0) 7818 000834 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null