Zabbix Server does not start

[quennoz]

Hey guys,

perhaps someone can help me, but i cannot make the Zabbix Server to get started...

I've tried this:
su - zabbix
zabbix_server
exit

and this:
sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix-server start
sudo /etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start

And after that, there are no Zabbix-Services running...

How can I fix this?
I want to use 1.8 version on debian lenny
If you need any further information, just ask and I'll get them...

Ty for your effort and help!!

Q

[nelsonab]

What does the log file say? Unless you have stated otherwise in your /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf file it will be found at /tmp/zabbix_server

[quennoz]

I just had a look at it, and its still at the default path at the /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf.

### Option: LogFile
# Name of log file.
# If not set, syslog is used.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# LogFile=

LogFile=/tmp/zabbix_server.log


So it should be /tmp/zabbix_server.log

But if want to have a look at it, it tells me that there is no directory or file called like this...

So it doesnt even write something to any log file....

Q

[quennoz]

Hey guys,

could somone of you please help me, its quite urgent, because its for my apprenticeship-project!!!!
PLEASE!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

[nelsonab]

If you can, get on IRC Freenode #zabbix.

Well let's start with the basics. Can you pull up the version information for the zabbix server?

zabbix_server -V

You may need to prepend the path.

Also what are the permissions to /tmp and /etc/zabbix

ls -ld /tmp
ls -ld /etc/zabbix

Do you have SELinux running? What are in the SELinux logs? Which distro are you running?

[quennoz]

/etc/init.d# zabbix_server -V
bash: zabbix_server: command not found

I am workins root, so I've all permissions.

The distribution I'm working with is Debian 5.0 Lenny.

With this installation guide i've installed Zabbix...so I wonder why something isn't working...

http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/howto/ins...8_on_debian_50

Or do you know if something is wrong with the guide??

Thanks alot fpr your help!!!!!

Gratefully Q

[nelsonab]

I can't tell you if the guide is right or wrong, I'm not a Debian user.

Hmmm.... Did the install/compile complete correctly?

If you have locate installed what happens when you try the following?

locate zabbix| grep bin

Specifically we're looking for items which are not in your home directory. We're looking to see if the binaries are installed properly. On my system for instance the Zabbix binaries are in /usr/local/sbin/, that may be different for your system.

Next if they are installed what happens when you try and run it with the path? For instance on *my* system this would be:

/usr/local/sbin/zabbix_server -V

[quennoz]

after doing locate zabbix | grep bin >>

/home/zabbix/.gstreamer-0.10/registry.i486.bin
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win32
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win64
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win32/zabbix_agentd.exe
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win32/zabbix_get.exe
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win32/zabbix_sender.exe
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win64/zabbix_agentd.exe
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win64/zabbix_get.exe
/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/bin/win64/zabbix_sender.exe

So all of the binary files are @ home!
So it seems, that they're not properly installed...


gratefully Q

[nelsonab]

It looks more like you don't have Zabbix installed, but rather just the Windows agent binaries.

[quennoz]

Seems to be...but how can this be? The Web-GUI is working quite well...the only problem ist that it tells me that the Zabbix Server isn't running...All other things are looking quite ready to start!!

Would it be possible for you to take a short look a the guide i've posted to see whats missing? At the end of the guide they say, it should work!! Perhaps something is missing there??

Or can you give me another advice? It seems everything to be ok, instead of the binaries...

Perhaps the "make install" didn't work quite well, could this be?

I can post the output of the ./configure stuff and the make install if it helps...

ty Q

[quennoz]

This is the result of

./configure --enable-server --enable-agent --with-pgsql --with-net-snmp --with-libcurl --with-jabber --prefix=/tmp

Configuration:

Detected OS: linux-gnu
Install path: /tmp
Compilation arch: linux

Compiler: gcc
Compiler flags: -g -O2 -I/usr/include/postgresql -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/lib/perl/5.10/CORE -I. -I/usr/include

Enable server: yes
With database: PostgreSQL
WEB Monitoring via: cURL
Native Jabber: yes
SNMP: net-snmp
IPMI: no
Linker flags: -L/usr/lib -lpq -liksemel -lcurl -L/usr/lib -lnetsnmp -lcrypto -L/usr/lib -lnetsnmp -lcrypto
Libraries: -lm -lresolv -liksemel -lcurl -lnetsnmp

Enable proxy: no

Enable agent: yes
Linker flags:
Libraries: -lm -lresolv

LDAP support: no
IPv6 support: no

************************************************** *********
* Now run 'make install' *
* *
* Thank you for using Zabbix! *
* <http://www.zabbix.com> *
************************************************** *********



Make install...
.
.
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test -z "/tmp/sbin" || /bin/mkdir -p "/tmp/sbin"
/usr/bin/install -c 'zabbix_server' '/tmp/sbin/zabbix_server'
make[4]: Für das Ziel »install-data-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src/zabbix_server'
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src/zabbix_server'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src/zabbix_server'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src'
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src'
make[3]: Für das Ziel »install-exec-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[3]: Für das Ziel »install-data-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/src'
Making install in create
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/create'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/create'
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-exec-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-data-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/create'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/create'
Making install in man
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/man'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/man'
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-exec-am« ist nichts zu tun.
test -z "/tmp/share/man/man1" || /bin/mkdir -p "/tmp/share/man/man1"
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 './zabbix_get.man' '/tmp/share/man/man1/zabbix_get.1 '
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 './zabbix_sender.man' '/tmp/share/man/man1/zabbix_se nder.1'
test -z "/tmp/share/man/man8" || /bin/mkdir -p "/tmp/share/man/man8"
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 './zabbix_agentd.man' '/tmp/share/man/man8/zabbix_ag entd.8'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 './zabbix_server.man' '/tmp/share/man/man8/zabbix_se rver.8'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/man'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/man'
Making install in misc
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/misc'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/misc'
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-exec-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-data-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/misc'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/misc'
Making install in upgrades
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/upgrades'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/upgrades'
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-exec-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-data-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/upgrades'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2/upgrades'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2'
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-exec-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Für das Ziel »install-data-am« ist nichts zu tun.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/zabbix/zabbix-1.8.2'

This couldn't be correct could it?? And thats through the whole installation process the same....

[quennoz]

Zabbix server is running Yes -

I'VE JUST MADE IT

Was just installing new packages and did overwrite all existing files

http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/howto/ins...bbix_on_debian

Hopefully the configuration will work...only have 5 days left...

Q

[quennoz]

But how can I configure Zabbix to monitor itself and my Windows Computer????

Please need your help!!

[MrKen]

quennoz said:

But how can I configure Zabbix to monitor itself and my Windows Computer????

Please need your help!!

quenoz also said:

Hey guys,

could somone of you please help me, its quite urgent, because its for my apprenticeship-project!!!!
PLEASE!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

So, you want us to do your homework for you???

One of the best skills an IT guy can develop is the ability to 'Google', that is, 'the ability to research and find solutions to problems'.

Perhaps you could try the wiki, on-line documentation, or googling 'xxxxx site:zabbix.com'.

Sorry to sound a bit harsh on you, but, . . . . (read the online docs) . . . .

One day you will thank me.
MrKen

[quennoz]

Yeah you're definitly right!

The problem is, that I am running out of time...
Only today and in three weeks for another four days...but I'll get this, hopefully!