fping has to bet suid root so it can run.. there should be something in
fping doc on how to do this.
From: Josh Luthman [mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:28 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] CONN status is white for all hosts
Modify the permissions so that the hobbit user can execute
fping!
Assuming your hobbit user is "hobbit" you'll need to either a)
change the group owner of /usr/sbin/fping to hobbit or b) add hobbit to
group adm or c) make it so everyone can r-x /usr/sbin/fping
On 12/19/07, Frank M. Ramaekers <user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid> wrote:
I've just got through installing a fresh version of
hobbit and now
everything looks great except for the "conn" status
which is showing up
white and showing "Hobbit system error".
bb-network.log :
2007-12-19 13:15:10 Could not run the command
'/usr/sbin/fping -Ae'
(exec failed)
2007-12-19 13:15:10 hobbitping invocation failed:
Permission denied
-rwsr-x--- 1 root adm 35281 Mar 7 2007
/usr/sbin/fping
-rwsr-x--- 1 root hobbit 71927 Apr 13 2007
/usr/libexec/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitping
TIA,
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