failed to run zabbix_suckerd process

[Ahlem]

Hi,
when I try to run zabbix_suckerd or zabbix_trapperd from any directory containing the binaries I always have the same problem :
"
linux:/opt/zabbix/bin # ./zabbix_suckerd
Cannot open config file [/etc/zabbix/zabbix_suckerd.conf] [No such file or directory]
"
Help

[James Wells]

Greetings,

The error indicates that you don't have the /etc/zabbix/zabbix_suckerd.conf file. Double check, just in case, that the file exists and that the user zabbix has read access to it.

[Ahlem]

Hi again,
I think there is no rpm version of zabbix so the directory /etc/zabbix/* doesn't exists !! how could I have such a reply ??!!
I have all the rights to execute all process with zabbix user, so I can't see what could be the reason !!
please help

[James Wells]

Hi again,
I think there is no rpm version of zabbix so the directory /etc/zabbix/* doesn't exists !! how could I have such a reply ??!!
I have all the rights to execute all process with zabbix user, so I can't see what could be the reason !!
please help
Okay, there's the problem. The zabbix_suckerd is looking for it's configuration file in /etc/zabbix. Because that directory / file do not exist, the server is unable to load it's configuration and as such is unable to run. Basically, you will need to create the directory /etc/zabbix and copy the zabbix_suckerd.conf file into that directory, then change the permissions on the directory and file so that the user zabbix:zabbix is able to read the directory contents and the zabbix_suckerd.conf file.

As for the zabbix RPM, please note that you are talking apples and oranges here. Zabbix is not a Redhat application, it is a Unix application.

[Ahlem]

Hi,
thanks James, it works !
I know that zabbix is a Unix application, but I ignore that I've to create that dir manually !!!
thanks again
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