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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c918a128 --- /dev/null +++ b/INSTALL @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +Nagios Plugins Quick-and-Dirty Installation Instructions +-------------------------------------------------------- + +0) If using the CVS tree, you need m4, automake, and autoconf. To + start out, run: + + # autoconf + # autoheader + # automake + + +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 + + 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 + a web browser (default is '/cgi-bin/nagios') + + +2) Compile the plugins with the following command: + + make all + + +3) Install the compiled plugins and plugin scripts with the following command: + + make install + + NOTE: + The installation procedure will attempt to place the plugins in a + 'libexec/' subdirectory in the base directory you specified with + the --prefix argument to the configure script. + + +4) Verify that your host configuration file (hosts.cfg) for Nagios contains + 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 + + |