I tried with -P /dir/ and with -u root.. too but i've the same problem.
2011/10/28 Gary Gatten <[email protected]>

> Looks like you may be trying to start multiple instances of ntop without
> specifying a unique directory for each with "-P". Or maybe file system
> permissions.
>
>  *From*: Riccardo Bortolameotti [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent*: Friday, October 28, 2011 03:58 AM
> *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> *Subject*: [Ntop] **ERROR** CHKVER: Unable to connect socket: Connection
> timed out(110)
>
> Hi,
>
> i've got a problem. When i try to start ntop from remote, i've problems
> with socket. I'm connected with this server with ssh. Is it a problem of the
> server (web connection)?
>
>
> [root@james ~]# ntop --skip-version-check yes -u root
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  NOTE: Interface merge enabled by default
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  Initializing gdbm databases
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  **ERROR** ....open of
> /usr/local/var/ntop/prefsCache.db failed: Can't be writer
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  Possible solution: please use '-P <directory>'
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  **FATAL_ERROR** GDBM open failed, ntop shutting
> down...
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  CLEANUP[t139672072771648]: ntop caught signal 2
> [state=2]
> Fri Oct 28 12:45:43 2011  ntop is now quitting...
> [root@james ~]# ntop --skip-version-check yes -u root
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  NOTE: Interface merge enabled by default
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  Initializing gdbm databases
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  ntop v.4.1.0 (64 bit)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  Configured on Oct 17 2011 18:05:05, built on Oct
> 17 2011 18:05:43.
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  Copyright 1998-2011 by Luca Deri <[email protected]>
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  Get the freshest ntop from http://www.ntop.org/
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  NOTE: ntop is running from 'ntop'
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  NOTE: (but see warning on man page for the
> --instance parameter)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  NOTE: ntop libraries are in '/usr/local/lib'
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:03 2011  Initializing ntop
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Checking eth0 for additional devices
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Resetting traffic statistics for device eth0
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Initializing device eth0 (0)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  DLT: Device 0 [eth0] is 1, mtu 1514, header 14
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Initialized events [mask: 0][path: ]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Initializing gdbm databases
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: Loading MAC address table.
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: Checking for MAC address table file
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: File
> '/usr/local/etc/ntop/specialMAC.txt.gz' does not need to be reloaded
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: ntop continues ok
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: Checking for MAC address table file
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: File '/usr/local/etc/ntop/oui.txt.gz'
> does not need to be reloaded
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  VENDOR: ntop continues ok
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Fingerprint: Loading signature file
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Fingerprint: Checking for Fingerprint file...
> file
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Fingerprint: Loading file
> '/usr/local/etc/ntop/etter.finger.os.gz'
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Fingerprint: ...loaded 1765 records
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Initializing external applications
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648351217408]: SFP: Started thread
> for fingerprinting
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648351217408]: SFP: Fingerprint
> scan thread starting [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648340727552]: SIH: Started thread
> for idle hosts detection
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648340727552]: SIH: Idle host scan
> thread starting [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648330237696]: DNSAR(1): Address
> resolution thread running
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648330237696]: DNSAR(1): Started
> thread for DNS address resolution
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648319747840]: DNSAR(2): Started
> thread for DNS address resolution
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648099346176]: DNSAR(3): Started
> thread for DNS address resolution
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Calling plugin start functions (if any)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648319747840]: DNSAR(2): Address
> resolution thread running
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  GeoIP: loaded config file
> /usr/local/etc/ntop/GeoLiteCity.dat
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  GeoIP: loaded ASN config file
> /usr/local/etc/ntop/GeoIPASNum.dat
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  INITWEB: Initializing web server
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  INITWEB: Initializing TCP/IP socket connections
> for web server
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  INITWEB: Initialized socket, port 3000, address
> (any)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  INITWEB: Waiting for HTTP connections on port
> 3000
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  INITWEB: Starting web server
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648088856320]: INITWEB: Started
> thread for web server
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Listening on [eth0]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648099346176]: DNSAR(3): Address
> resolution thread running
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648088856320]: WEB: Server
> connection thread starting [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Loading Plugins
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Note: SIGPIPE handler set (ignore)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648088856320]: WEB: Server
> connection thread running [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Searching for plugins in
> /usr/local/lib/ntop/plugins
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  WEB: ntop's web server is now processing requests
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  SFLOW: Welcome to sFlow.(C) 2002-11 by Luca Deri
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  CPACKET: Welcome to cPacket.(C) 2008 by Luca Deri
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  ICMP: Welcome to ICMPWatch. (C) 1999-2005 by Luca
> Deri
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  NETFLOW: Welcome to NetFlow.(C) 2002-11 by Luca
> Deri
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  RRD: Welcome to Round-Robin Database. (C) 2002-11
> by Luca Deri.
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Calling plugin start functions (if any)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  RRD: Welcome to the RRD plugin
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  RRD: Mask for new directories is 0700
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  RRD: Mask for new files is 0066
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT: RRD: Started thread
> (t140648073967360) for data collection
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648073967360]: RRD: Data
> collection thread starting [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  INIT: Created pid file (/var/run/ntop.pid)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Now running as requested user 'root' (0:0)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  Note: Reporting device initally set to 0 [eth0]
> (merged)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648463988800]: ntop RUNSTATE:
> RUN(4)
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648063477504]: NPS(1): Started
> thread for network packet sniffing [eth0]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648063477504]: NPS(eth0):
> pcapDispatch thread starting [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648340727552]: SIH: Idle host scan
> thread running [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648351217408]: SFP: Fingerprint
> scan thread running [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:04 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648063477504]: NPS(eth0):
> pcapDispatch thread running [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:09 2011  CHKVER: Checking current ntop version at
> version.ntop.org/version.xml
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:14 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648050784000]: RRD: Started thread
> for throughput data collection
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:14 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648050784000]: RRD: Throughput
> data collection: Thread starting [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:14 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648073967360]: RRD: Data
> collection thread running [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:14 2011  THREADMGMT[t140648050784000]: RRD: Throughput
> data collection: Thread running [p17859]
> Fri Oct 28 12:46:30 2011  **ERROR** CHKVER: Unable to connect socket:
> Connection timed out(110)
>
> [root@james ~]# netstat -tulpn | grep :3000
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:3000                0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      17796/ntop
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