On 9/6/07, Scott Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alfredo Deza spake the following on 9/6/2007 11:51 AM: > > > > > > On 9/6/07, *Scott Silva* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Alfredo Deza spake the following on 9/6/2007 10:41 AM: > > > > > > > > > > Wow, what a mess I just made. > > > > > > > > I installed the RPM package from Dag Wieers > > repository. I am > > > using > > > > CentOS 4.1 and everything was fine. So to install the > BETA > > > version I > > > > removed Dag's package by doing: > > > > > > > > rpm -e monit > > > > > > > > Which uninstalled monit. > > > > > > > > Then I did a wget of the source ( 4.10 beta) , > > compiled and > > > > installed. But it seems monit wasnt working well, it > > didnt have a > > > > pid file and couldnt recognize the services.I couldnt > > even do > > > > /etc/init.d/monit start > > > > > > > > So I went ahead to uninstall monit and within the 4.10 > > > directory did: > > > > > > > > make uninstall > > > > > > > > Perfect. > > > > > > > > Went ahead and reinstalled the RPM package and now I > > have my > > > monit > > > > pid file but with a broken monit: > > > > > > > > -bash: /usr/local/bin/monit/: no such file or > directory > > > > > > > > I still have the configuration file and I can do: > > > > > > > > /etc/init.d/monit start > > > > /etc/init.d/monit restart > > > > /etc/init.d/monit stop > > > > > > > > But it does nothing, no web interface, no nothing. > > > > > > > > Could you guys PLEASE help me get this working again? > > I just > > > need to > > > > have this as stable as possible (why did I tried to > > get 4.10???). > > > > > > > > So, to make this plea short: > > > > > > > > 1.- Need to get a complete uninstall/removal of monit > > > > 2.- Then a fresh install of monit 4.9 with the RPM > > package > > > > > > > > Hopefully I will have this working in no time. > > > > > > > > Thanks again so much for your patience and help, > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Alfredo Deza > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, just an update (sorry for the spam) > > > > > > > > Since bash couldnt find monit I did wget monit-4.9 > > compiled it and > > > > copied monit to /usr/local/bin/monit/ > > > > > > > > So that fixed that problem and now I have monit running. > > > > > > > > BUT > > > > > > > > Monit doesnt start/stop/restart correctly (although I see > > OK when > > > I try) > > > > when doing /etc/init.d/ > > > > > > > > It just starts by: > > > > > > > > monit -v > > > > > > > > And it shows that monit doesnt have a PID file at > > /var/run/monit.pid > > > > > > > > Any ideas to this whole mess I created? > > > > > > > Did you try rpm with the --replacefiles option? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > MailScanner is like deodorant... > > > You hope everybody uses it, and > > > you notice quickly if they don't!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general > > > > > > > > > Early today I tried the rpm --replacefiles and it seems to be > > working. > > > > > > I can start monit with init.d > > > > > > There should be a thorough guide as to how to upgrade / downgrade > or > > > uninstall monit, not because we dont want it, but just for > situations > > > like this. > > > > > > I offer my time if someone is willing to help me out, as my > process > > > hasnt been clean at all. > > > > > > Because this is an important server, I think its better to wait > > for the > > > email verification option in 4.10 unless someone comes with a > good > > > solution for not being able to send email notifications. > > > > > > > > The easiest solution would be to get the admin of the mail server to > > allow > > your monit box to send mail unauthenticated, or let you send on a > > different > > port like the submission port. > > -- > > > > MailScanner is like deodorant... > > You hope everybody uses it, and > > you notice quickly if they don't!!!! > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general > > <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general> > > > > > > Ok, I will try that. Thanks. > > > > What about the best way to re-install / uninstall monit? > > > > -- > > Alfredo Deza > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general > I think your problem was from going from rpm to source to install a > program. > rpm based systems get confused when you do that. The replace files option > will > let the rpm version overwrite the newer files. > > -- > > MailScanner is like deodorant... > You hope everybody uses it, and > you notice quickly if they don't!!!! > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/monit-general >
What is exactly the difference between the --replacefiles and -Fvh in this case? I guess this would be a little bit OFF TOPIC :) -- Alfredo Deza
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