yah i read that already, and did enough googling around only to find it easier to setup smokeping instead.
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Simon Schneider <[email protected]>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > see http://collectd.org/faq.shtml > > I try to use the ping-plugin, but keep getting the message > "`ping_host_add' failed.". What's the matter? > In order to generate ICMP packets one needs to open a so called "RAW > socket". On most UNIX systems only the superuser (root) may open such > sockets. > In addition, some virtualization environments, such as VServer and > Solaris Zones have been reported to cause some trouble. > > Regards > Simon > > Am 12.05.2014 20:12, schrieb ryanL: > > what am i doing wrong here? centos 6.3 system. > > > > May 12 17:59:40 fsal2 collectd[16688]: Initialization complete, > > entering read-loop. May 12 17:59:40 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping > > plugin: ping_host_add (<removed>) failed: Operation not permitted > > May 12 17:59:40 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping plugin: No host could > > be added to ping object. Giving up. May 12 17:59:52 fsal2 > > collectd[16688]: ping plugin: The ping thread had a problem. > > Restarting it. May 12 17:59:52 fsal2 collectd[16688]: read-function > > of plugin `ping' failed. Will suspend it for 20.000 seconds. May 12 > > 17:59:52 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping plugin: ping_host_add > > (<removed>) failed: Operation not permitted May 12 17:59:52 fsal2 > > collectd[16688]: ping plugin: No host could be added to ping > > object. Giving up. May 12 18:00:10 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping > > plugin: The ping thread had a problem. Restarting it. May 12 > > 18:00:10 fsal2 collectd[16688]: read-function of plugin `ping' > > failed. Will suspend it for 40.000 seconds. May 12 18:00:10 fsal2 > > collectd[16688]: ping plugin: ping_host_add (<removed>) failed: > > Operation not permitted May 12 18:00:10 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping > > plugin: No host could be added to ping object. Giving up. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ collectd mailing > > list [email protected] > > http://mailman.verplant.org/listinfo/collectd > > > > > - -- > Simon Schneider > > > FHE3 GmbH > Leopoldstr. 5 > 76133 Karlsruhe > > WEB: http://www.fhe3.com > FON: +49 721 83087 100 > > [email protected] > > Amtsgericht Mannheim, HRB 702495 > Geschäftsführer: Peter Eisenhauer, Michael Feger, Dimitrij Hilt > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1 > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTcdiyAAoJECaG9lJvP8yzXD4P/iMpcT0Fd1K6bE9BiRUnOn+B > c99IrZx4RqJtfYz23aJkX2plAE+g10jez+OuHkK2rHRJ8YivzZ5EhoSpQvB4t+pe > GAd205ooiI7fYyLYHf8kFyeem2QasRb17D9Plups8PSVbbP/cO10tDcDjFcrAdkK > t3Bpz/UmS+7Sm05IoPEpSX6aDKdE691Yr8Hv+uys7V6iCHzrbgpc+PYmdg87tS4i > B2g2x0OgqVTKwEgrkdVBEllTfmPRiMvyHGG0YrwFB/BNeTlRoUqxgdct7zIpBP6m > MU2ZYS7gULPnaBc9sUeowr9LNWDjKIWl+hkWFfaRpcrdu4aB0amHmr1enw9gYwlP > /F2tY6z1IlQoi4A8BJHUXsAzgy8P8k8e2YnUxFmvUHT/bdJ+Aax5CfgE/EB0ZgM5 > fIKIyAQakn8CcUvw/AVehgJ8+PfCxCnX7p+HzVwsmGV/67A0M+MOZP5R1VD/a9Ip > W+O2c4ajGCqoBXMjbSy8l43S/tO/aqXaoQfQ35pUw/zaBxX/C6UQqo51leWH3rUT > 1CB8wA4W9ANAn/zjed+nvkwd5VRvoasvCvQQr6xc//Wh/50KPcTBU1OEUuIy+Z/Q > hvbkcWbGMOF31jgQ5pDMqM1Pe7o+TKBBebnFvt/I7AkQDQRebG3B+7tkmXbbkGkC > Jglzm7CROkCZvO4gsAUD > =Qg1B > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > collectd mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.verplant.org/listinfo/collectd >
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