Just for the record, while I'd love to take credit for writing that article I was just a recent editor who fixed a change in an sql statement, it belongs to someone else who wrote/edited that HOWTO which I too used myself to success :) Nick Maesepp "Gene Wood" <centos.org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: centos-docs-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 28/01/2008 08:39 AM Please respond to Mail list for wiki articles <centos-docs@xxxxxxxxxx> To centos-docs@xxxxxxxxxx cc Subject Request to add to the wiki I just used Nick Mae's well written HOWTO on setting up Cacti on CentOS 4.x to setup Cacti on my CentOS 5.1 system : http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Cacti_on_CentOS_4.x I was hoping to add a page or section for CentOS 5.x with the modifications I'm including below. My wiki.centos.org username is "GeneWood" Changes : # Make sure snmpd accepts 'public' as public community from localhost, and restart snmpd. You can use the command 'snmpconf -g basic_setup' to generate an snmpd.conf file. # Make sure snmpd accepts 'public' as public community from localhost, and restart snmpd. You can use the command 'snmpconf -g basic_setup' to generate an snmpd.conf file. The default snmpd installation does not grant full read permissions to the "public" community string. Setup a snmp user for cacti adding the following lines to /etc/snmp.conf : com2sec cactiUser default cacti group cactiGroup v1 cactiUser group cactiGroup v2c cactiUser view cactiROView included .1 access cactiGroup "" any noauth exact cactiROView none none # Give permissions to the cacti user (replace 'user' with the value you chose at 9). mysql>GRANT SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , DELETE , CREATE , DROP , INDEX , LOCK TABLE , ALTER ON cacti . * TO 'user'@'localhost'; # Give permissions to the cacti user (replace 'user' with the value you chose at 9). mysql>GRANT SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , DELETE , CREATE , DROP , INDEX , LOCK TABLES , ALTER ON cacti.* TO 'user'@'localhost'; # Some checks need SNMP, so we have to set the community to be used: Console tab-> Create Devices: -> Localhost -> set SNMP community: public, save. # Some checks need SNMP, so we have to set the community to be used: Console tab-> Create Devices: -> Localhost -> set SNMP Version : Version 2 Console tab-> Create Devices: -> Localhost -> set SNMP community: public, save. _______________________________________________ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify postmaster@xxxxxxxx This footnote also confirms that this email message has been checked for all known viruses. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Pty. Limited Registered Office: Level 1, 63-73 Ann Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010 Australia Registered in Australia: 077 583 183 **********************************************************************
