[Nagiosplug-help] Enabling CGI aunthentication functionality

[Mike Zazulak]

http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/cgiauth.html


Just to add to that. Here is the link on how to
properly setup HTTP authentication in Nagios. it is
done with the .htaccess file. 

Regards,
Mike Zazulak


--- Pascal Miquet <p.miquet at hafiba.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> For the first problem, I suppose that this comes
> when starting with the
> /etc/init.d/nagios start (or restart) command.
> This means that nagios expect a lock file, and this
> file does not
> exist.. so you may check how you start the nagios.
> 
> Concerning the CGI authentication, the user used to
> access the HTTP
> server is not allowed to view information.
> So you MUST edit you cgi.cfg file and set the users
> allowed to view
> information. I suggest to checks all authorized_*
> and set the right
> users.
> On my laptop, for tests purpose, I've setted all
> authorized to '*' which
> means that all connected user may see all
> information. Note that users
> are allowed using the APACHE user restriction.
> 
> HTH
> Regards
> Pascal Miquet
> 
> Le mar 03/12/2002 Ã  10:22, YEONG, Kin Meng [Gordon]
> a écrit :
> > hi,all,
> > 
> >    I need your help . I have setup NAGIOs 1.0.
> > There are 2 problems :
> > 
> > 1. when I start NAGIOS, it complains that it
> hasn't got a lock file
> > (nagios.lock) in the /var directory.
> >  I can't seem to fix this even after I changed all
> the CGI scripts to modes
> > of 777.
> > 
> > 2. after setting "use_authentication=1" in the CGI
> configuration file
> > (cgi.cfg) ,  I get this error message , 
> > 
> >       "It appears as though you do not have
> permission to view information
> > for any of the hosts you requested...
> > If you believe this is an error, check the HTTP
> server authentication
> > requirements for accessing this CGI
> > and check the authorization options in your CGI
> configuration file."
> > 
> >      I am tryign to enable the CGI authentication
> functionality so that my
> > users
> > can acknowledge calls . Please comment .
> > 
> > 	 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> >  Kin Meng.
> >  (GORDON YEONG)
> >  Systems Analyst,
> >  Application Systems, IT Services Division
> >  MEASAT Broadcast Networks Systems Sdn Bhd
> >  Tel: (603) 9543-6688 (ext. 8106)
> >  
> >    Log on to www.astro.com.my
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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