ntop needs read/write access to the /var/ntop directory and the files in it.

1. The directory has to to exist
2. You need read/write access (if you're running as root that should be ok)
3. It can also mean another instance of ntop is already running.  Shut it
down 1st...


-----Burton

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
Of Rahul Deshmukh
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:43 AM
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Subject: [Ntop-dev] (no subject)



  Hi !!

   I have following messages while running ntop


wait please: ntop is coming up...
24/Jul/2003 15:15:23 Initializing IP services...
SSL is present but https is disabled: use -W <https port> for
enabling it
24/Jul/2003 15:15:23 Initializing GDBM...
24/Jul/2003 15:15:23 Database '/var/ntop/addressCache.db' open
failed: File open error
24/Jul/2003 15:15:23 Possible solution: please use '-P
<directory>'


so i run it with

prompt>$  ntop -W 443
then i get the messages like this :

Wait please: ntop is coming up...
24/Jul/2003 15:14:35 Initializing IP services...
24/Jul/2003 15:14:35 Initializing SSL...
24/Jul/2003 15:14:35 Unable to find SSL certificate
'ntop-cert.pem'. SSL support has been disabled
24/Jul/2003 15:14:35 Initializing GDBM...
24/Jul/2003 15:14:35 Database '/var/ntop/addressCache.db' open
failed: File open error
24/Jul/2003 15:14:35 Possible solution: please use '-P
<directory>'


  i am using redhat linux with kernel 2.4.17

thanks in advance .


                                                Rahul.
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