Help! Unable to start zabbix agent with "permission denied" error message
Hi All,
I am trying to setup a Zabbix server (2.0.5) running on a Fedora 18 box. I installed zabbix components via yum with Fedora's default repository, and I am now able to successfully start the zabbix server. However, I am stuck on starting the zabbix agent!
Everytime I start the agent, the zabbix_agentd.log file will say:
I have tried to modify /etc/zabbix_agentd.conf, and played around PidFile parameter, but it still gives me a similar error.
I have also tried to create /var/run/zabbix directory, did chown -R zabbix and chgrp -R zabbix on it, but still the same problem.
Rebooting it does not help either.
I have been doing research on this problem on the internet and this forum, but I can not seem to find the solution.
Can someone help me on this? Thanks in advance for your help!
Content of my zabbix_agentd.conf:
I am trying to setup a Zabbix server (2.0.5) running on a Fedora 18 box. I installed zabbix components via yum with Fedora's default repository, and I am now able to successfully start the zabbix server. However, I am stuck on starting the zabbix agent!
Everytime I start the agent, the zabbix_agentd.log file will say:
Code:
zabbix_agentd [15308]: cannot create PID file [/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.pid]: [2] No such file or directory zabbix_agentd [1734]: cannot create PID file [/tmp/zabbix_agentd.pid]: [13] Permission denied
I have also tried to create /var/run/zabbix directory, did chown -R zabbix and chgrp -R zabbix on it, but still the same problem.
Rebooting it does not help either.
I have been doing research on this problem on the internet and this forum, but I can not seem to find the solution.
Can someone help me on this? Thanks in advance for your help!
Content of my zabbix_agentd.conf:
Code:
# This is a config file for the Zabbix agent daemon (Unix) # To get more information about Zabbix, visit http://www.zabbix.com ############ GENERAL PARAMETERS ################# ### Option: PidFile # Name of PID file. # # Mandatory: no # Default: #PidFile=/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.pid PidFile=/tmp/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.pid ### Option: LogFile # Name of log file. # If not set, syslog is used. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # LogFile= LogFile=/var/log/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.log ### Option: LogFileSize # Maximum size of log file in MB. # 0 - disable automatic log rotation. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 0-1024 # Default: LogFileSize=1024 ### Option: DebugLevel # Specifies debug level # 0 - no debug # 1 - critical information # 2 - error information # 3 - warnings # 4 - for debugging (produces lots of information) # # Mandatory: no # Range: 0-4 # Default: # DebugLevel=3 DebugLevel=4 ### Option: SourceIP # Source IP address for outgoing connections. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # SourceIP= ### Option: EnableRemoteCommands # Whether remote commands from Zabbix server are allowed. # 0 - not allowed # 1 - allowed # # Mandatory: no # Default: # EnableRemoteCommands=0 ### Option: LogRemoteCommands # Enable logging of executed shell commands as warnings. # 0 - disabled # 1 - enabled # # Mandatory: no # Default: # LogRemoteCommands=0 ##### Passive checks related ### Option: Server # List of comma delimited IP addresses (or hostnames) of Zabbix servers. # Incoming connections will be accepted only from the hosts listed here. # No spaces allowed. # If IPv6 support is enabled then '127.0.0.1', '::127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1' are treated equally. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # Server= Server=127.0.0.1 ### Option: ListenPort # Agent will listen on this port for connections from the server. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 1024-32767 # Default: # ListenPort=10050 ### Option: ListenIP # List of comma delimited IP addresses that the agent should listen on. # First IP address is sent to Zabbix server if connecting to it to retrieve list of active checks. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # ListenIP=0.0.0.0 ### Option: StartAgents # Number of pre-forked instances of zabbix_agentd that process passive checks. # If set to 0, disables passive checks and the agent will not listen on any TCP port. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 0-100 # Default: # StartAgents=3 ##### Active checks related ### Option: ServerActive # List of comma delimited IP:port (or hostname:port) pairs of Zabbix servers for active checks. # If port is not specified, default port is used. # IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in square brackets if port for that host is specified. # If port is not specified, square brackets for IPv6 addresses are optional. # If this parameter is not specified, active checks are disabled. # Example: ServerActive=127.0.0.1:20051,zabbix.domain,[::1]:30051,::1,[12fc::1] # # Mandatory: no # Default: # ServerActive= ServerActive=127.0.0.1 ### Option: Hostname # Unique, case sensitive hostname. # Required for active checks and must match hostname as configured on the server. # Value is acquired from HostnameItem if undefined. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # Hostname= Hostname=Zabbix server ### Option: HostnameItem # Item used for generating Hostname if it is undefined. # Ignored if Hostname is defined. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # HostnameItem=system.hostname ### Option: RefreshActiveChecks # How often list of active checks is refreshed, in seconds. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 60-3600 # Default: # RefreshActiveChecks=120 ### Option: BufferSend # Do not keep data longer than N seconds in buffer. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 1-3600 # Default: # BufferSend=5 ### Option: BufferSize # Maximum number of values in a memory buffer. The agent will send # all collected data to Zabbix Server or Proxy if the buffer is full. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 2-65535 # Default: # BufferSize=100 ### Option: MaxLinesPerSecond # Maximum number of new lines the agent will send per second to Zabbix Server # or Proxy processing 'log' and 'logrt' active checks. # The provided value will be overridden by the parameter 'maxlines', # provided in 'log' or 'logrt' item keys. # # Mandatory: no # Range: 1-1000 # Default: # MaxLinesPerSecond=100 ### Option: AllowRoot # Allow the agent to run as 'root'. If disabled and the agent is started by 'root', the agent # will try to switch to user 'zabbix' instead. Has no effect if started under a regular user. # 0 - do not allow # 1 - allow # # Mandatory: no # Default: # AllowRoot=0 ############ ADVANCED PARAMETERS ################# ### Option: Alias # Sets an alias for parameter. It can be useful to substitute long and complex parameter name with a smaller and simpler one. # # Mandatory: no # Range: # Default: ### Option: Timeout # Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing # # Mandatory: no # Range: 1-30 # Default: # Timeout=3 ### Option: Include # You may include individual files or all files in a directory in the configuration file. # Installing Zabbix will create include directory in /etc, unless modified during the compile time. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # Include= # Include=/etc/zabbix_agentd.userparams.conf # Include=/etc/zabbix_agentd.conf.d/ ####### USER-DEFINED MONITORED PARAMETERS ####### ### Option: UnsafeUserParameters # Allow all characters to be passed in arguments to user-defined parameters. # 0 - do not allow # 1 - allow # # Mandatory: no # Range: 0-1 # Default: # UnsafeUserParameters=0 ### Option: UserParameter # User-defined parameter to monitor. There can be several user-defined parameters. # Format: UserParameter=<key>,<shell command> # See 'zabbix_agentd' directory for examples. # # Mandatory: no # Default: # UserParameter=
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