zabbix agent & server not running

[wvw]

Hi All

I have been following the steps from the wiki to install zabbix. Everything went smooth so far, but now when I follow the below steps I only see my own command showing up on the server.


Start the server :
sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix-server start

Start the agent:
sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start

Now check to make sure that they are running:

ps -aux | grep zabbix

You should see multiple instances of zabbix_server and zabbix_client running
if everything has gone ok

All I see is:

ps -aux | grep zabbix

Has someone else ran into this problem? How can I resolve the issue?

Thanks
wvw

[Niels]

What do the zabbix-server and zabbix-agentd logs say?

[wvw]

Hello Niels

I have never worked with Zabbix before and would like to ask if i am correct by saying the zabbix-agentd & zabbix-server logs you are referring to are indeed in the /home/zabbix/zabbix-1.4/misc/init.d/gentoo directory?

If it is, what am I supposed to be looking for?

Many Thanks
wvw

[Niels]

No, that folder contains some start scripts you can use on a Gentoo machine. You're on Debian, right? The log files should be stated in your configuration files.

If nothing else works, show us your /etc/init.d/zabbix-server file.

[wvw]

Hi Niels

Thanks for all the help. I am running Ubuntu 8.04.

I have attached my zabbix-agent & zabbix-server files for you to look at.

regards
wvw

[Niels]

OK, these are your startup-scripts. There are no special configuration files noted here, so the server and agent will use their default configuration files, eg. /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf.

So lets see what's in /etc/zabbix/

[wvw]

So lets see what's in /etc/zabbix/

Hi Niels

I have 4 files in /etc/zabbix

I have attached all 4 files.

Thanks for your help

wvw

[Niels]

I hope those files don't end in ".txt" on you machine... However, you haven't made any big changes as far as I can see, and so the log files are in /tmp:

/tmp/zabbix_server.log
/tmp/zabbix_agentd.log

So, what do they say? Let's take the server first; when you do "/etc/init.d/zabbix_server start", what happens in the log?

[wvw]

LOL! The files on my server don't end in .txt I just renamed them as I cannot attach them to my message if they do not have an extension.

Basically when I type in $ /etc/init.d/zabbix-server start I get the prompt
And the same happens when I type in $ /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start

yet when I look in the tmp folder there are no files??? So where did I go wrong with my installation?

[Niels]

My first guess would be a permissions problem. Are you root when you start the program?

Would it be possible for you to join us on IRC? You could probably get much faster responses there.

[wvw]

So what you're saying is I must run the entire installation in root? I used the sudo command for when I needed to execute root commands.

Does this mean I need to re-install zabbix or can I fix the problem without re-installing?

[wvw]

Hi

No takers on this problem? Please help me, I can really do with some assistance to get my zabbix working.

thanks
wvw