Thanks Terry, Here is the beginning and the tail end of the debug output generated by adding the settings below. It doesn't seem to indicate any reason why it stops. I'm hoping that someone more familiar with Nagios than I can help.
Bob [1251387030.622896] [001.0] [pid=16370] drop_privileges() start [1251387030.622970] [004.0] [pid=16370] Original UID/GID: 0/0 [1251387030.623530] [004.0] [pid=16370] New UID/GID: 560/560 [1251387030.623674] [064.1] [pid=16370] Making callbacks (type 9)... [1251387030.623750] [064.1] [pid=16370] Making callbacks (type 9)... [1251387030.623820] [064.1] [pid=16370] Making callbacks (type 9)... [1251387030.623907] [064.1] [pid=16370] Making callbacks (type 7)... [1251387030.661720] [064.1] [pid=16370] Making callbacks (type 7)... [1251387030.662334] [064.1] [pid=16371] Making callbacks (type 7)... [1251387030.663411] [064.1] [pid=16371] Making callbacks (type 9)... [1251387030.670339] [064.1] [pid=16371] Making callbacks (type 26)... [1251387030.670367] [001.0] [pid=16371] xrddefault_read_state_information() start [1251387030.670587] [001.0] [pid=16371] check_for_host_flapping() [1251387030.670602] [016.1] [pid=16371] Checking host '-global' for flapping... [1251387030.670615] [016.2] [pid=16371] LFT=5.00, HFT=20.00, CPC=0.00, PSC=0.00% [1251387030.670649] [016.1] [pid=16371] Host is not flapping (0.00% state change). [1251387030.670663] [064.1] [pid=16371] Making callbacks (type 19)... [1251387030.670761] [001.0] [pid=16371] check_for_host_flapping() [1251387030.670772] [016.1] [pid=16371] Checking host 'bender' for flapping... [1251387030.670784] [016.2] [pid=16371] LFT=5.00, HFT=20.00, CPC=0.00, PSC=0.00% 1251387040 db0.colo RAID on B 3.643 0.114 STORAGE: OK' [1251387040.148799] [2048.2] [pid=16371] Processing part: ' ' [1251387040.148807] [2048.2] [pid=16371] Not currently in macro. Running output (72): '[SERVICEPERFDATA] 1251387040 db0.colo RAID on B 3.643 0.114 STORAGE: OK ' [1251387040.148818] [2048.2] [pid=16371] Processing part: 'SERVICEPERFDATA' [1251387040.148839] [2048.2] [pid=16371] macro_x[19] (SERVICEPERFDATA) match. [1251387040.148850] [2048.2] [pid=16371] New clean options: 3 [1251387040.148858] [2048.2] [pid=16371] Processed 'SERVICEPERFDATA', Clean Options: 3, Free: 1 [1251387040.148869] [2048.2] [pid=16371] Processing part: '' [1251387040.148878] [2048.2] [pid=16371] Not currently in macro. Running output (72): '[SERVICEPERFDATA] 1251387040 db0.colo RAID on B 3.643 0.114 STORAGE: OK ' [1251387040.148889] [2048.1] [pid=16371] Done. Final output: '[SERVICEPERFDATA] 1251387040 db0.colo RAID on B 3.643 0.114 STORAGE: OK ' [1251387040.148899] [2048.1] [pid=16371] **** END MACRO PROCESSING ************* [1251387040.148909] [016.2] [pid=16371] Processed service performance data file output: [SERVICEPERFDATA] 1251387040 db0.colo RAID on B 3.643 0.114 STORAGE: OK [1251387041.752774] [016.2] [pid=16393] Moving temp check result file '/usr/local/nagios/var/spool/checkresults/checkfgHmYM' to queue file '/usr/local/nagios/var/spool/checkresults/cuyk1oU'... -----Original Message----- From: Terry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:03 AM To: VINCENT BOB-DMHG67 Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios Startup Failure Check out the following nagios.cfg options: debug_level debug_verbosity debug_file On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM, VINCENT BOB-DMHG67<[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Terry, > > I have tried starting it both with the init script and directly. > > It seems to start and then fail quietly after 4-5 seconds. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:47 AM > To: VINCENT BOB-DMHG67 > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios Startup Failure > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:27 AM, VINCENT > BOB-DMHG67<[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am having a strange problem with my Nagios installation. >> >> Nagios has been running for about two years on our site. >> >> It was updated to 3.0.6 in January of this year. >> >> We just discovered that it stopped running and monitoring our servers. >> >> We restarted the system and it immediately fails. >> >> Hoping to resolve the issue, I updated the system to 3.2, but it too >> fails within seconds of starting. >> >> I have been unable to find any log messages regarding the failure. >> >> Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated. >> >> Bob >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> -------- > > Could just try starting it on the command line: > nagios /etc/nagios/nagios.cfg > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. 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