RE: [Ntop-dev] ntop error

Sun, 29 May 2005 06:59:59 -0700

Read the man page and also docs/FAQ - it discusses the -P option ... short answer, the -u user id needs to be able to read/write in that directory.
 
-----Burton

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Golam Mustafa
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ntop-dev] ntop error

hello,
i'm newbie.
I newly configured ntop.
but when i use this command.....

ntop -i eth1,eth2 -M -d -g -m 192.168.0.0/24,192.168.1.0/24  -P /var/ntop

the output is...

Sun May 29 17:59:22 2005  Initializing gdbm databases
Sun May 29 17:59:22 2005  **FATAL_ERROR** ....open of /var/ntop/prefsCache.db failed: Can't be writer
Sun May 29 17:59:22 2005  Possible solution: please use '-P <directory>'


When i  use
ntop -i "eth1,eth2" -M -d -g -m "192.168.0.0/24,192.168.1.0/24"  -P /usr/share/ntop
the out put is.....

[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ntop -i "eth1,eth2" -M -d -g -m "192.168.0.0/24,192.168.1.0/24"  -P /usr/share/ntop
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Initializing gdbm databases
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  ntop will be started as user nobody
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  ntop v.3.1 SourceForge RPM MT (SSL)
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Configured on Dec 21 2004  7:09:35, built on Dec 21 2004 07:13:00.
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Copyright 1998-2004 by Luca Deri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Get the freshest ntop from http://www.ntop.org/
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Initializing ntop
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Checking eth1 for additional devices
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:0'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:1'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:2'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:3'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:4'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:5'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:6'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:7'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Resetting traffic statistics for device eth1
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  DLT: Device 0 [eth1] is 1, mtu 1514, header 14
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Checking eth2 for additional devices
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth2:0'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth2:1'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth2:2'
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Resetting traffic statistics for device eth2
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  DLT: Device 9 [eth2] is 1, mtu 1514, header 14
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Initializing gdbm databases
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: Loading MAC address table.
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: Checking for MAC address table file
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: File '/etc/ntop/specialMAC.txt.gz' does not need to be reloaded
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: ntop continues ok
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: Checking for MAC address table file
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: File '/etc/ntop/oui.txt.gz' does not need to be reloaded
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  VENDOR: ntop continues ok
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Fingeprint: Loading signature file.
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  Fingeprint: ...loaded 1697 records
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  INIT: Bye bye: I'm becoming a daemon...
Sun May 29 17:59:17 2005  INIT: Parent process is exiting (this is normal)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]#
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ntop -i "eth1,eth2" -M -d -g -m "192.168.0.0/24,192.168.1.0/24"  -P /var/ntop
Sun May 29 17:59:22 2005  Initializing gdbm databases
Sun May 29 17:59:22 2005  **FATAL_ERROR** ....open of /var/ntop/prefsCache.db failed: Can't be writer
Sun May 29 17:59:22 2005  Possible solution: please use '-P <directory>'
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ntop -i "eth1,eth2" -M -d -g -m "192.168.0.0/24,192.168.1.0/24"  -P /usr/share/ntop
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Initializing gdbm databases
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  ntop will be started as user nobody
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  ntop v.3.1 SourceForge RPM MT (SSL)
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Configured on Dec 21 2004  7:09:35, built on Dec 21 2004 07:13:00.
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Copyright 1998-2004 by Luca Deri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Get the freshest ntop from http://www.ntop.org/
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Initializing ntop
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Checking eth1 for additional devices
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:0'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:1'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:2'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:3'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:4'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:5'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:6'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth1:7'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Resetting traffic statistics for device eth1
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  DLT: Device 0 [eth1] is 1, mtu 1514, header 14
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Checking eth2 for additional devices
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth2:0'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth2:1'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Added virtual interface: 'eth2:2'
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Resetting traffic statistics for device eth2
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  DLT: Device 9 [eth2] is 1, mtu 1514, header 14
Sun May 29 17:59:54 2005  Initializing gdbm databases
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: Loading MAC address table.
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: Checking for MAC address table file
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: File '/etc/ntop/specialMAC.txt.gz' does not need to be reloaded
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: ntop continues ok
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: Checking for MAC address table file
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: File '/etc/ntop/oui.txt.gz' does not need to be reloaded
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  VENDOR: ntop continues ok
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  Fingeprint: Loading signature file.
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  Fingeprint: ...loaded 1697 records
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  INIT: Bye bye: I'm becoming a daemon...
Sun May 29 17:59:55 2005  INIT: Parent process is exiting (this is normal)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]#



Is my second command is okey...

With regards.
mustafa


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