Not able to start Zabbix Server

[Mammosta32]

OS: CentOS 7 64bit
Zabbix Ver 3.2

Whenever I try to run start zabbix server I get the following error:
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl start zabbix-server
Job for zabbix-server.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zabbix-server.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
Also when I check the status I get this:
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status zabbix-server
● zabbix-server.service - Zabbix Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/zabbix-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2017-03-27 11:12:00 EDT; 591ms ago
Process: 29139 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/zabbix_server -c $CONFFILE (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 27 11:12:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: zabbix-server.service: cont...
Mar 27 11:12:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start Zabbix Server.
Mar 27 11:12:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit zabbix-server.service ...
Mar 27 11:12:00 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: zabbix-server.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
[root@localhost ~]#

I keep searching but unable to find the solution, I would greatly appreciate anyone's guidance with this issue.

[Atsushi]

Plase check the log file.

Zabbix server:
/var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log

[Mammosta32]

Log File

Atsushi

Under the log directory I go to Zabbix here what I am getting, the sad part is I am probably doing all this wrong.
[root@localhost zabbix]# ls
zabbix_agentd.log zabbix_agentd.log-20170327
[root@localhost zabbix]# /zabbix_agentd.log-20170327
-bash: /zabbix_agentd.log-20170327: No such file or directory
[root@localhost zabbix]# zabbix_agentd.log
-bash: zabbix_agentd.log: command not found
Here is what I get when I run your command
[root@localhost zabbix]# /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
-bash: /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log: No such file or directory
[root@localhost zabbix]#

[registration_is_lame]

Learn some basic linux please
To view a log file you run cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
or run tail -n 500 /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log for last 500 lines.

[Mammosta32]

Log File

@Registration_is_lame,

You are right I should learn Linux that's probably my biggest weakness I find it little intimidating that's probably I avoid it.

[Mammosta32]

Log File

Plase check the log file.

Zabbix server:
/var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log

Here is what I get when I run the command:

[root@localhost ~]# cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
cat: /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log: No such file or directory
[root@localhost ~]# cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log
[root@localhost ~]# cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log-20170327
40676:20170323:133927.615 Starting Zabbix Agent [Zabbix server]. Zabbix 3.0.8 (revision 65976).
40676:20170323:133927.615 **** Enabled features ****
40676:20170323:133927.615 IPv6 support: YES
40676:20170323:133927.615 TLS support: YES
40676:20170323:133927.615 **************************
40676:20170323:133927.615 using configuration file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
40676:20170323:133927.616 cannot set resource limit: [13] Permission denied
40676:20170323:133927.616 cannot disable core dump, exiting...
40681:20170323:133937.661 Starting Zabbix Agent [Zabbix server]. Zabbix 3.0.8 (revision 65976).
40681:20170323:133937.661 **** Enabled features ****
40681:20170323:133937.662 IPv6 support: YES
40681:20170323:133937.662 TLS support: YES
40681:20170323:133937.662 **************************
40681:20170323:133937.662 using configuration file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
40681:20170323:133937.662 cannot set resource limit: [13] Permission denied
40681:20170323:133937.662 cannot disable core dump, exiting...
40692:20170323:133947.910 Starting Zabbix Agent [Zabbix server]. Zabbix 3.0.8 (revision 65976).
40692:20170323:133947.910 **** Enabled features ****
40692:20170323:133947.910 IPv6 support: YES
40692:20170323:133947.910 TLS support: YES
40692:20170323:133947.910 **************************
40692:20170323:133947.910 using configuration file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

[duncan9562]

Can you check the permissions on the config file?

Hint:

ls -larth /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

[Mammosta32]

Log File

@duncan9562,

Here is the output to your command:
[root@localhost ~]# ls -larth /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 11K Mar 2 10:49 /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

[duncan9562]

Apologies, I meant to say the zabbix_server.conf file which should be in the same directory, so...

ls -larth /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

Could I ask what steps you have followed to install Zabbix Server?

[Mammosta32]

Log File

Apologies, I meant to say the zabbix_server.conf file which should be in the same directory, so...

ls -larth /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

Could I ask what steps you have followed to install Zabbix Server?

@duncan9562
[root@localhost ~]# ls -larth /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
-rw-r-----. 1 root zabbix 15K Mar 23 15:06 /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

I used this gentlemen's instruction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gcyb1FYqrA

[duncan9562]

@duncan9562
[root@localhost ~]# ls -larth /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
-rw-r-----. 1 root zabbix 15K Mar 23 15:06 /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

I used this gentlemen's instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gcyb1FYqrA

That looks OK, so just to be sure... when you do:-

systemctl start zabbix-server.service

...the service doesn't start at all?

Can you try and start it again, and it fails do the following and post the output:-

systemctl status zabbix-server.service -l

[Mammosta32]

Log File

That looks OK, so just to be sure... when you do:-

systemctl start zabbix-server.service

...the service doesn't start at all?

Can you try and start it again, and it fails do the following and post the output:-

systemctl status zabbix-server.service -l

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl start zabbix-server.service
Job for zabbix-server.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status zabbix-server.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status zabbix-server.service -l
● zabbix-server.service - Zabbix Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/zabbix-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2017-03-28 10:57:19 EDT; 4s ago
Process: 48233 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/zabbix_server -c $CONFFILE (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 28 10:57:19 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: zabbix-server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Mar 28 10:57:19 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start Zabbix Server.
Mar 28 10:57:19 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit zabbix-server.service entered failed state.
Mar 28 10:57:19 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: zabbix-server.service failed.
[root@localhost ~]#

[duncan9562]

Can you try running the binary directly, like this:-

/usr/sbin/zabbix_server -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

[Journeymouse]

Here is what I get when I run the command:

[root@localhost ~]# cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
cat: /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log: No such file or directory
[root@localhost ~]# cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log
[root@localhost ~]# cat /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log-20170327
40676:20170323:133927.615 Starting Zabbix Agent [Zabbix server]. Zabbix 3.0.8 (revision 65976).
40676:20170323:133927.615 **** Enabled features ****
40676:20170323:133927.615 IPv6 support: YES
40676:20170323:133927.615 TLS support: YES
40676:20170323:133927.615 **************************
40676:20170323:133927.615 using configuration file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
40676:20170323:133927.616 cannot set resource limit: [13] Permission denied
40676:20170323:133927.616 cannot disable core dump, exiting...
40681:20170323:133937.661 Starting Zabbix Agent [Zabbix server]. Zabbix 3.0.8 (revision 65976).
40681:20170323:133937.661 **** Enabled features ****
40681:20170323:133937.662 IPv6 support: YES
40681:20170323:133937.662 TLS support: YES
40681:20170323:133937.662 **************************
40681:20170323:133937.662 using configuration file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
40681:20170323:133937.662 cannot set resource limit: [13] Permission denied
40681:20170323:133937.662 cannot disable core dump, exiting...
40692:20170323:133947.910 Starting Zabbix Agent [Zabbix server]. Zabbix 3.0.8 (revision 65976).
40692:20170323:133947.910 **** Enabled features ****
40692:20170323:133947.910 IPv6 support: YES
40692:20170323:133947.910 TLS support: YES
40692:20170323:133947.910 **************************
40692:20170323:133947.910 using configuration file: /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Given these results, I suspect you're running in to problems with SELinux. I would try:

$ sudo grep zabbix /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M myZabbix
$ sudo semodule -i myZabbix.pp

[Mammosta32]

Log File

Can you try running the binary directly, like this:-

/usr/sbin/zabbix_server -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

Here is what I am getting;
[root@localhost ~]# /usr/sbin/zabbix_server -c /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf zabbix_server [48752]: unknown parameter "st" in config file "/etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf", line 73