Cannot create PID file

[mg3]

Hello,

after a restart of the server, the zabbix server cannot be started again. I checked the logfile:

005512:20070319:222449 Cannot create PID file [/var/run/zabbix-server/zabbix_server.pid] [No such file or directory]

I have no idea why the pid file can't be created anymore

Anyone?

Thanks,

Jo

[James Wells]

Greetings,

Right off the bat, I suspect you are missing the directory /var/run/zabbix-server By default the pid file is /var/run/zabbix-server.pid, so the start stop script may have removed the directory instead of the pid file.

[mg3]

Hi,

I created the directory again but it said 'permission denied' in the logfile. So I reinstalled the server and now the problem is solved, but I am affraid when the server restarts, the problem will rise again..

greetz,

Jo

[tronite]

Hello,

after a restart of the server, the zabbix server cannot be started again. I checked the logfile:

005512:20070319:222449 Cannot create PID file [/var/run/zabbix-server/zabbix_server.pid] [No such file or directory]

I have no idea why the pid file can't be created anymore

Anyone?

Thanks,

Jo

Hey this reminds me of a similar incident where there I could not stop the zabbix server and alas how I hacked this was by rm -f the zabbix pid file then start the service again, brings me to wonder but it's probably a problem between the keyboard and the screen.

[psmith]

Perhaps the user that Zabbix is running under does not have appropriate permissions to delete in /var ?

[niak]

cannot create pid file

Hi,

I have the same problem,

When i installed zabbix (1.4.1) for the first time, i have no problem :i can monitor my hosts, create graphs...
But when i restart my system, zabbix delete the directory : zabbix-server in /var/run.
In the zabbix_server.log :"cannot create PID file [/var/run/zabbix-server/zabbix_server.pid]

So i can't restart my server after install .

Any one have solutions ?

I am on ubuntu 7.10 !

sorry for my English, i'm French

[niak]

Hi ,

I find the solution of my problem:
/etc/zabbix/zabbix-server.conf : It is necessary to change : PidFile=/var/run/zabbix-server/zabbix_server.pid in
PidFile=/home/your_account_name/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid

You have to create a directory "zabbix" in your home, don't create the file "zabbix_server.pid" in the directory manually! the system will create the file after restarting!

Restart your system! and the problem disappears ! No errors in zabbix-server.log

PS(I am on Ubuntu 7.10)

Bye...

[nlp]

Did not help for me

Hey,
I still have this problem... For me its looks like zabbix-server isnt running under the user zabbix

[tof233]

Fixed by setting in zabbix_agentd.conf : PidFile=/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.pid
(and for Zabbix server: PidFile=/var/run/zabbix/zabbix_server.pid )
and doing:

shell > chown -R zabbix:zabbix /var/run/zabbix

[alp]

I have a same problem in gentoo now.

When i chown /var/run/zabbix and reboot system, after that this directory is removed =( And zabbix don't start. How can i solve it without copy PID to my home dir?

[Skymit]

mkdir /var/run/zabbix

chown zabbix:zabbix /var/run/zabbix

systemctl restart zabbix-java-gateway.service

[KillingerJose]

Thanks for the update and quick reply. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this thread.

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[Michaell]

In fact, this file was simply not there, we create a folder, a file and assign rights GarageBand App

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