Consistent with the Massimo's response, your case 3 is faulty. For sure, when u use the single letter switches [eg -u], you just supply the parameter after a space, no need for an equal [=] sign.
Do man ntop to find the right way to use parameters and then start by giving the commands straight from the command line so as to eliminate issues with the ntop.conf. M.A. TAMON B.Eng, CCNP, CCNA _________________________ "A man owns nothing, not land or money, only his character, the loyalty & courage in his heart" - Commander Chakotay - StarTrek Voyager My BLOGs: [ICT Business Integration] - http://ibiztech.wordpress.com [Leadership Lessons from Movies] - http://thbs.wordpress.com [In Search of Excellence & Perfection] - http://perfexcellence.wordpress.com [Technical How Tos & Stuff-at-a-Glance] - http://techowto.wordpress.com On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Massimo Torquati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Miguel A. Velasco wrote: >> Hi all, thanks very much for your comments Burton Strauss III. Folowwing >> your instrucctions I´ve tried the next options in /etc/ntop.conf, all >> unsuccesfully: >> >> > The following is a working ntop.conf file: > > -u ntop > -P /usr/local/share/ntop > -Q /var/log/ntop > -m 192.168.160.0/255.255.255.0 > -i eth0 > > Regards, > Massimo > >> Case 1: >> --user=ntop >> --db-file-path=/var/ntop >> --interface=eth0,eth1,tun0 >> --use-syslog=local1 >> --http-server=3200 >> --https-server=3203 >> --daemon >> >> Case 2 >> --user=ntop >> --db-file-path=/var/ntop >> --interface=eth0,eth1,tun0 >> --access-log-file=/var/log/ntop.log >> --http-server=3200 >> --https-server=3203 >> >> Case 3: >> -u=ntop >> -i=eth0,eth1,tun0 >> -a=/var/log/ntop.log >> -w=3200 >> -W=3203 >> >> In all cases I have obtained a "FATAL ERROR: Unrecognized/unprocessed >> ntop options..." with the options specified in /etc/ntop.conf >> >> Maybe I didn´t understand you correctly .... >> Thanks all again for your time. >> Miguel A. Velasco >> >> >> Burton Strauss III escribió: >> >>> I think - it's been a while since I read that part of the code - that you >>> need to use =s on long options. >>> >>> So it's either >>> >>> -u ntop >>> --user=ntop >>> >>> Not >>> >>> --user ntop >>> >>> Try it consistently between the file and the command line and let me know... >>> >> >> >> >>> -----Burton >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Miguel A. Velasco >>> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 5:05 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Ntop] ntop starting error reading ntop.conf >>> >>> Hi all, I´m running ntop-3.3.6-1.el5.rf (installed with $yum install >>> ntop) in a CentOS release 5.2. >>> >>> When I execute "$service ntop start" it returns de following error: >>> >>> Starting ntop: Processing file /etc/ntop.conf for parameters... >>> Mon Oct 6 11:31:25 2008 NOTE: Interface merge enabled by default >>> Mon Oct 6 11:31:25 2008 Initializing gdbm databases >>> FATAL ERROR: Unrecognized/unprocessed ntop options... >>> , --user ntop, , >>> --db-file-path /var/ntop, , --interface eth0,eth1, , , >>> --use-syslog=local1, , , --http-server 3200, , --https-server >>> 3203, , , , --daemon, >>> >>> run ntop --help for usage information >>> >>> Common problems: >>> -B "filter expressions" (quotes are required) >>> --use-syslog=facilty (the = is required) >>> >>> My /etc/ntop.conf config is: >>> >>> ### Sets the user that ntop runs as. >>> ### NOTE: This should not be root unless you really understand the >>> security risks. >>> --user ntop >>> >>> ### Sets the directory that ntop runs from. >>> --db-file-path /var/ntop >>> >>> ### Interface(s) that ntop will capture on (default: eth0) >>> --interface eth0,eth1 >>> >>> ### Configures ntop not to trust MAC addrs. This is used when port >>> mirroring or SPAN >>> #--no-mac >>> >>> ### Logging messages to syslog (instead of the console): >>> ### NOTE: To log to a specific facility, use --use-syslog=local3 >>> ### NOTE: The = is REQUIRED and no spaces are permitted. >>> --use-syslog=local1 >>> >>> ### Tells ntop to track only local hosts as specified by the >>> #--local-subnets option >>> #--track-local-hosts >>> >>> ### Sets the port that the HTTP webserver listens on >>> ### NOTE: --http-server 3000 is the default >>> --http-server 3200 >>> >>> ### Sets the port that the optional HTTPS webserver listens on >>> --https-server 3203 >>> >>> ### Sets the networks that ntop should consider as local. >>> ### NOTE: Uses dotted decimal and CIDR notation. Example: ###192.168.0.0/24 >>> ### The addresses of the interfaces are always local and don't >>> need to be specified. >>> #--local-subnets xx.xx.xx.xx/yy >>> >>> ### Sets the domain. ntop should be able to determine this automatically. >>> #--domain mydomain.com >>> >>> ### Sets program to run as a daemon >>> ### NOTE: For more than casual use, you probably want this. >>> --daemon >>> >>> But if I execute at the command line the following: >>> $ntop -w 3200 -W 3203 -i eth0,eth1 -d -L -a /var/log/ntop.log -u ntop >>> >>> It works fine! >>> >>> I have the local1 facility in my /etc/sylog.conf like follows: >>> local1.* /var/log/ntop.log >>> >>> I would be very pleasant if anyone could tell me something to try in my >>> configuration. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Miguel A.Velasco >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ntop mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ntop mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ntop mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
