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see below. In addition, generic instructions for the GNU toolchain
can be found in the INSTALL file.
see below. In addition, generic instructions for the GNU toolchain
can be found in the INSTALL file.
-* For major changes between releases, read the CHANGES file.
+* For major changes between releases, read the NEWS file.
* For information on detailed changes that have been made or plugins
that have been added, read the Changelog file.
* For information on detailed changes that have been made or plugins
that have been added, read the Changelog file.
that are dependent on other programs/libraries that are missing are
usually not compiled. Read the REQUIREMENTS file for more information.
that are dependent on other programs/libraries that are missing are
usually not compiled. Read the REQUIREMENTS file for more information.
+* For a list of outstanding bugs for this release, see the BUGS file.
+
* Individual plugins are self documenting. All plugins that comply with
the basic guidelines for development will provide detailed help when
invoked with the '-h' or '--help' options.
* Individual plugins are self documenting. All plugins that comply with
the basic guidelines for development will provide detailed help when
invoked with the '-h' or '--help' options.
* The file command.cfg contains example configurations for many of the
plugins
* The file command.cfg contains example configurations for many of the
plugins
+* The win32 subdir contains plugins specific to the Win32 platform.
+ These are scripts or binaries.
+
You can check for the latest plugins at:
You can check for the latest plugins at:
- ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/nagiosplug
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nagiosplug/
Send mail to nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net for assistance. Please
include the OS type and version that you are using. Also, run the plugin with
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nagiosplug/
Send mail to nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net for assistance. Please
include the OS type and version that you are using. Also, run the plugin with
-the '-v' option and provide the resulting version information. Of course,
+the '-vvv' option and provide the resulting version information. Of course,
there may be additional diagnostic information required as well. Use good
judgment.
there may be additional diagnostic information required as well. Use good
judgment.
Nagios Plugins Quick-and-Dirty Installation Instructions
--------------------------------------------------------
Nagios Plugins Quick-and-Dirty Installation Instructions
--------------------------------------------------------
-0) If using the CVS tree, you need m4, gettext, automake, and autoconf. To
- start out, run ./tools/setup
+0) If you are using the CVS tree, you will need m4, gettext, automake, and autoconf.
+ To start out, run ./tools/setup
- For development, we generally use the most recent stable tools from
- the FSF. Currently we use gettext 0.11.5, autoconf 2.58, and
- automake 1.7.9. You may see warnings or errors with other versions,
- particularly with autoconf < 2.54.
+ For more detail, see the developer guidelines at
+ http://nagiosplug.sourceforge.net/developer-guidelines.html.
1) Run the configure script to initialize variables and create a Makefile, etc.
1) Run the configure script to initialize variables and create a Makefile, etc.
- ./configure --prefix=BASEDIRECTORY --with-nagios-user=SOMEUSER --with-nagios-group=SOMEGROUP --with-cgiurl=SOMEURL
+ ./configure --prefix=BASEDIRECTORY --with-cgiurl=SOMEURL
a) Replace BASEDIRECTORY with the path of the directory under which Nagios
is installed (default is '/usr/local/nagios')
a) Replace BASEDIRECTORY with the path of the directory under which Nagios
is installed (default is '/usr/local/nagios')
- b) Replace SOMEUSER with the name of a user on your system that will be
- assigned permissions to the installed plugins (default is 'nagios')
- c) Replace SOMEGRP with the name of a group on your system that will be
- assigned permissions to the installed plugins (default is 'nagios')
- d) Replace CGIURL with the path used to access the Nagios CGIs with
+ b) Replace CGIURL with the path used to access the Nagios CGIs with
a web browser (default is '/nagios/cgi-bin')
a web browser (default is '/nagios/cgi-bin')
'libexec/' subdirectory in the base directory you specified with
the --prefix argument to the configure script.
'libexec/' subdirectory in the base directory you specified with
the --prefix argument to the configure script.
+4) There are some plugins that require setuid. If you run make install as
+ a non root user, they will not be installed. To install, switch to root and
+ run:
+
+ make install-root
-4) Verify that your host configuration file (hosts.cfg) for Nagios contains
+5) Verify that your host configuration file (hosts.cfg) for Nagios contains
the correct paths to the new plugins.
the correct paths to the new plugins.
-That's it. If you have any problems or questions, feel free send mail
-to nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net or nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net
+That's it! If you have any problems or questions, feel free send mail
+to nagiosplug-help@lists.sourceforge.net
+
+
+
+LICENSE STUFF
+-------------
+This software is released under the GNU Public License with the additional
+exemption that compiling, linking and/or using OpenSSL is allowed.
+See the COPYING file for the complete GPL text.
--
--
-Karl DeBisschop (kdebisschop@users.sourceforge.net)
+Nagios Plugins Team