I can confirm this as a problem on this new server I'm working on, brand new installation of monit, using: aptitude update;aptitude install monit
While trying to connect to view monit status or summary one gets: monit: error connecting to the monit droot@lcfp:/var/log# ps aux|grep monit root 3226 0.0 0.0 30384 1144 ? S 14:54 0:00 /usr/bin/monit -c /etc/monit/monitrc root 3545 0.0 0.0 9380 916 pts/0 S+ 15:15 0:00 grep --color=auto monit root@lcfp:/var/log# aemon root@lcfp:/var/log# monit status monit: error connecting to the monit daemon root@lcfp:/var/log# root@lcfp:/var/log# uname -a Linux lcfp 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:13:26 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@lcfp:/var/log# dpkg -l|grep -i 'monit ' ii monit 1:5.3.2-1 utility for monitoring and managing daemons or similar programs root@lcfp:/var/log# dmidecode -t system|grep Product Product Name: Lenovo ThinkServer RD530 root@lcfp:/var/log# dmidecode -t processor|grep Intel Manufacturer: Intel Version: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 0 @ 2.50GHz root@lcfp:/var/log# cat /var/log/monit.log [PDT Apr 19 14:54:15] info : monit: generated unique Monit id c7be657b41345a17935b7b415df47588 and stored to '/var/lib/monit/id' [PDT Apr 19 14:54:15] info : Starting monit daemon [PDT Apr 19 14:54:15] error : State file '/var/lib/monit/state': Unable to read magic [PDT Apr 19 14:54:15] info : 'system_lcfp.shmi.ath.cx' Monit started [PDT Apr 19 14:54:21] error : monit: error connecting to the monit daemon [PDT Apr 19 14:55:36] error : monit: error connecting to the monit daemon [PDT Apr 19 14:57:39] error : monit: error connecting to the monit daemon [PDT Apr 19 14:58:44] info : [PDT Apr 19 14:58:44] info : monit daemon at 3226 awakened Awakened by User defined signal 1 [PDT Apr 19 15:08:30] error : monit: error connecting to the monit daemon [PDT Apr 19 15:08:38] error : monit: error connecting to the monit daemon Have tried reinstalling monit, ie aptitude purge ** Changed in: monit (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017327 Title: Monit 5.3.2 not working on Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/monit/+bug/1017327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs