Warning dashboard fsockopen : unable to connect

[Davvv]

Hello team,

I got a problem on the dashboard of zabbix 1.8, the following error message is displayed :

Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:10051 (Connection refused) in /var/www/include/config.inc.php on line 714

I tried to find a solution with the zabbix forum and google but i can't solve it yet.

I installed the zabbix-server and zabbix agent on my server. But it look likes they are not running on the server.

servzabbix:/# ps -aux | grep zabbix
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://procps.sf.net/faq.html
root      6113  0.0  0.0   3144   772 pts/0    R+   11:41   0:00 grep zabbix

servzabbix:/# netstat -ntap | grep 10051
servzabbix:/#

When i tried to execute manualy the service nothing append as you can see :

servzabbix:/# /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start
servzabbix:/#

Look the permission on my scripts services :

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1169 jan  4 19:11 zabbix-agent
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1171 jan  4 19:11 zabbix-server

I believe i made a mistake somewhere ...

Thanks you for your help !

[Davvv]

Here are the scripts :

/etc/init.d/zabbix-agent :

#! /bin/sh
#
# Zabbix agent start/stop script.
#
# Written by Alexei Vladishev <[email protected]>.

NAME=zabbix_agentd
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/zabbix/bin
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/${NAME}
DESC="Zabbix agent daemon"
PID=/var/tmp/$NAME.pid

test -f $DAEMON || exit 0

set -e

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --oknodo --start --pidfile $PID \
                --exec $DAEMON
        ;;
  stop)
        echo "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --oknodo --stop  --pidfile $PID \
                --exec $DAEMON
        ;;
  restart|force-reload)
        #
        #       If the "reload" option is implemented, move the "force-reload"
        #       option to the "reload" entry above. If not, "force-reload" is
        #       just the same as "restart".
        #
#       echo -n "Restarting $DESC: zabbix_agent"
        $0 stop
        $0 start
#       start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile \
#               /tmp/$NAME.pid --user zabbix --exec $DAEMON
#       sleep 1
#       start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile \
#               /tmp/$NAME.pid --user zabbix --exec $DAEMON
#       echo "$NAME."
        ;;
  *)
        N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
        # echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
        echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0

/etc/init.d/zabbix-server :

! /bin/sh
#
# Zabbix daemon start/stop script.
#
# Written by Alexei Vladishev <[email protected]>.

NAME=zabbix_server
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/zabbix/bin
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/${NAME}
DESC="Zabbix server daemon"
PID=/var/tmp/$NAME.pid

test -f $DAEMON || exit 0

set -e

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --oknodo --start --pidfile $PID \
                --exec $DAEMON
        ;;
  stop)
        echo "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
        start-stop-daemon --oknodo --stop --pidfile $PID \
                --exec $DAEMON
        ;;
  restart|force-reload)
        #
        #       If the "reload" option is implemented, move the "force-reload"
        #       option to the "reload" entry above. If not, "force-reload" is
        #       just the same as "restart".
        #
#       echo -n "Restarting $DESC: zabbix_server"
        $0 stop
        $0 start
#       start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile \
#               /tmp/$NAME.pid --user zabbix --exec $DAEMON
#       sleep 1
#       start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile \
#               /tmp/$NAME.pid --user zabbix --exec $DAEMON
#       echo "$NAME."
        ;;
  *)
        N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
        # echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
        echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0

Thanks !

[Davvv]

So, i resolved my problem by copying the binaries from the zabbix 1.8 source (/src/zabbix-server & /src/zabbix-agent) to /usr/sbin

and that works well ...

[jeffkelly]

So, i resolved my problem by copying the binaries from the zabbix 1.8 source (/src/zabbix-server & /src/zabbix-agent) to /usr/sbin

and that works well ...

Davvv --

Can you elaborate on your solution? I have the exact same problem with the same output you quoted above. I'm am a novice with Linux, so it is difficult to fully understand solutions presented on this board. I looked at the /src/zabbix_server and /src/zabbix_agent directories, but don't know what files are binaries. Do I simply copy everything including subdirectories or just a few select files? If the latter, can you name them?

Thanks

[jeffkelly]

Is there a simple answer to this issue? Seems like several have the problem. Sadly, I'm about to throw in the towel. I can see Zabbix's capabilities, but after 14 failed installations, I cannot get the server to start. My issue is identical with Davvv (including quoted syntax). My server nor agent is running on the process list, doesn't echo a message when manually launching the apps, and there is no log to identify issues. Now the fsock error....

Surely someone has solved this? Please share your experience so the rest of us can enjoy the fruits of Zabbix

[Davvv]

So, i resolved my problem by copying the binaries from the zabbix 1.8 source (/src/zabbix-server & /src/zabbix-agent) to /usr/sbin

and that works well ...

Like i said before, i only copied those 2 binaries : /src/zabbix-server & /src/zabbix-agent

they are in the tar files opf zabbix, when you untar this files they should be in : /home/dsi/Desktop/zabbix-1.8/src/
- zabbix-server
- zabbix-agent

so then i copied those files to /usr/sbin

you can then restart your server "shutdown -R now" ...

Davvv

[jan.garaj]

Listening zabbix-server on localhost

1.) Configure your zabbix-server /etc/zabbix/zabbix-server.conf
a.) minimal configuration - listening on localhost

ListenIP=127.0.0.1

b.) maximal configuration - listen on all interfaces (include also localhost listening)

ListenIP=0.0.0.0

Then restart zabbix-server and check listens interfaces of zabbix-server:

netstat -t | grep 10051

Must see listening on localhost "localhost:10051"

2.) Check your firewall, for example with telnet

telnet localhost 10051

If telnet cannot establish connection - set your firewall.