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Step by Step Nagios Installation on SERVER

Instructions for Installing Nagios 2.5

Pre-Requisites:

If you are installing Nagios on CentOS, ensure that the following ac!ages are installe"#efore you rocee" for Nagios 2.5 installation:

o gcc-$.%.&-'.i'().r*o gcc-c++-$.%.&-'.i'().r*

o g"-"eel-2.&.''-).2.i'().r*

o g"-2.&.''-).2.i'().r*o g"#-).'.&.&-%.%22.i'().r*

o g"#*-%.(.&-2).2.i'().r*

o gettet-&.%$.5-'.i'().r*o li#gcc-$.%.&-'.i'().r*

o li#eg-)#-').2.%.i'().r*o li#eg-"eel-)#-').2.%.i'().r*

o li#ng-2:%.2.(-2.2.%.i'().r*o li#ng-"eel-2:%.2.(-2.2.%.i'().r*

o erl-/ate0ani-5.$$-%.2.noarch.r*

Installation Proce"ure:

%. /ownloa" nagios-2.5.tar.g12. /ownloa" nagios-lugins-%.$.'.tar.g1

'. oto 3

$. *!"ir 3usr3src3nagios-install5. * nagios-lugins-%.$.'.tar.g1 an" nagios-2.5.tar.g1 3usr3src3nagios-install). oto c" 3usr3src3nagios-install

4. Run tar 1f nagios-2.5.tar.g1

(. Run tar 1f nagios-lugins-%.$.'.tar.g1. Run usera"" nagios

%&. Run groua"" nagios

%%. oto 3%2. *!"ir 3usr3local3nagios

%'. *!"ir 3ho*e3nagios

%$. Run chown nagios.nagios 3usr3local3nagios

%5. oto 3%). Run groua"" nagc*"

%4. 3usr3s#in3user*o" - nagc*" aache

%(. 3usr3s#in3user*o" - nagc*" nagios%. oto 3usr3src3nagios-install3nagios-2.53

2&. Run .3configure --refi63usr3local3nagios --with-cgiurl63nagios3cgi-#in --with-

ht*url63nagios --with-nagios-user6nagios --with-nagios-grou6nagios --with-co**an"-grou6nagc*"

777Correction *ost of those switches are the "efaults an" are not nee"e". 8his woul"

suffice: Run .3configure --with-co**an"-grou6nagc*"

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Note - 8o get Ste 2& to wor!, you will nee" hae all the a#oe re-requisites installe"

2%. Run *a!e all22. Run *a!e install

2'. Run *a!e install-init

2$. Run *a!e install-co**an"*o"e25. Run *a!e install-config

2). oto 3

24. oto 3usr3local3nagios2(. Run *!"ir li#eec

Note - the following is for installing the stan"ar" Nagios Plug-Ins

2. oto 3

'&. oto 3usr3src3nagios-install3nagios-lugins-%.$.'3

'%. Run .3configure --refi63usr3local3nagios --with-nagios-user6nagios --with-nagios-

grou6nagc*" --with-cgiurl63nagios3cgi-#in77Correction *ost are the "efaults an" are not nee"e" an" this otion was not correct 9--

with-nagios-grou6nagc*"9 since you co*ile" nagios with the grou na*e" nagios..8his woul" suffice: Run .3configure

'2. Run *a!e''. Run *a!e install

'$. oto 3etc3htt"3conf3

'5. Run i* htt".conf or e"it htt".conf using tet e"itor

'). Insert the following

Scritlias 3nagios3cgi-#in3 93usr3local3nagios3s#in39

;/irectory 93usr3local3nagios3s#in39asic

uth?ser@ile 3usr3local3nagios3etc3htassw".users

Require ali"-user

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