* Monitor Nagios clients

'''2.2 Prerequisites'''

<code>yum install gd gd-devel</code>

'''2.3 Create Account Information'''

<code>usermod -a -G nagcmd apache</code>

'''2.4 Download Nagios and the Plugins'''

<pre>Note: DO NOT start Nagios yet</pre>

'''2.6 Customize Configuration'''

<pre>Note: this will be changed to Chris Tyler’s email.</pre>

'''2.7 Configure the Web Interface'''

3. Restart Apache to make the new settings take effect.

<code>service httpd restart</code>

'''2.8 Compile and Install the Nagios Plugins'''

<code>make install</code>

'''2.9 Start Nagios'''

3. If there are no errors, start Nagios. If you got errors, please check nagios.cfg file in step 2, and try it again.

<code>service nagios start </code>

'''2.10 Modify SELinux Settings'''

<code>chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t /usr/local/nagios/share/ </code>

'''2.11 Login to the Web Interface'''

Click on the "Service Detail" navigational bar link to see details of what's being monitored on your local machine. It will take a few minutes for Nagios to check all the services associated with your machine, as the checks are spread out over time.

'''2.12 Open Port 5666 on Firewall'''

<code>service iptables save</code>

'''2.13 You're Done'''