yeah, it finally worked. The paths were creating an issue and the prometheus user as well. Is it of importance?
On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 6:52:55 PM UTC+5:30 Brian Candler wrote: > systemctl status prometheus -l --no-pager # so you don't get truncated > lines > journalctl -eu prometheus # scroll sideways if necessary > > *promtool check config /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml* > > (you may have to give explicit /path/to/promtool if it's not in your $PATH) > > On Friday, 27 May 2022 at 11:59:04 UTC+1 Vanshika Sahgal wrote: > >> What should the config file be like and how to check it ? >> >> >> On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 4:25:28 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> *Check the config file please >>> >>> On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 4:14 PM Vanshika Sahgal <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> /$ systemctl status prometheus >>>> ● prometheus.service - Prometheus >>>> Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/prometheus.service; enabled; >>>> vendor preset: enabled) >>>> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2022-05-27 14:28:34 >>>> IST; 29min ago >>>> Main PID: 5676 (code=exited, status=2) >>>> >>>> May 27 14:28:34 vanshika systemd[1]: Started Prometheus. >>>> May 27 14:28:34 vanshika prometheus[5676]: ts=2022-05-27T08:58:34.729Z >>>> caller=main.go:450 level=error msg="Error loading config >>>> (--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml)" file=/etc/prometheus/prome> >>>> May 27 14:28:34 vanshika systemd[1]: prometheus.service: Main process >>>> exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT >>>> May 27 14:28:34 vanshika systemd[1]: prometheus.service: Failed with >>>> result 'exit-code'. >>>> >>>> Can anyone please help why this is happening? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Prometheus Users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/bd9bc9a8-0c24-4435-9245-fa1dab2ec258n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/bd9bc9a8-0c24-4435-9245-fa1dab2ec258n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mohammed Rehan >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prometheus Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/d8fa02d8-34db-4938-9c41-935b3b469198n%40googlegroups.com.
