You would have the same problem with apt-get... depends on who built the binary. Unless there is something about apt-get I don't know about.
Shannon On Feb 12, 2004, at 10:33 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > gotcha...... > > I'll follow your suggestions but I'm also considering installing from > source. I booted up with the knoppix-std distro and ntop is > there.....its collecting data as I type this. I'm also thinking about > trashing RedHat and going with Debian so that I can simply do a > apt-get....suppose I should check to see that ntop is available first > though!! <G> > > Cleve >> >> From: Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2004/02/12 Thu AM 11:09:02 EST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] ntop installation weirdness >> >> >> On Feb 12, 2004, at 8:58 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> just installed ntop on RH9.0 >>> had to also install: >>> perl(Crypt::DES) >>> perl(Net::SNMP) >>> rrdtool-1.0.41-1.8.0.ntop.i386.rpm >>> ntop-2.2-0.i386.rpm >>> >>> at any rate....you have to specify the admin password during the >>> first >>> run.....installation instructions refer to a docs/1STRUN directory >>> and >>> document but I'll be damned if I can find it. Anyway, I started ntop >>> with this: >> >> Also, since you installed from an RPM rather than source, some file >> locations and/or defaults may be different. Depends on who made the >> RPM file. >> >> Shannon >> >>> >>> ntop --set-admin-password=int3rn3t >>> >>> but I get back: >>> >>> Wait please: ntop is coming up... >>> 11/Feb/2004 14:06:09 Initializing gdbm databases >>> 11/Feb/2004 14:06:09 **FATAL_ERROR** ....open of >>> /var/ntop/addressQueue.db faile >>> d: File open error >>> 11/Feb/2004 14:06:09 **FATAL_ERROR** Possible solution: please use >>> '-P >>> <director >>> y>' >>> >>> but there is not even an "ntop" directory under /var >>> >>> does anyone have any bright ideas???? >>> thanks, >>> Cleve >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >> >> -- >> Shannon Roddy >> LIGO - Caltech >> 225.686.3106 (work) >> 225.933.7821 (cell) >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Shannon Roddy LIGO - Caltech 225.686.3106 (work) 225.933.7821 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
