Can't restart nagios using sudo /etc/init.d/nagios restart

[vy3734]

Hi,
I had to do an offline NagiosXI install due to internet connectivity issues. On a regular online Nagios XI installation i could restart by using
sudo /etc/init.d/nagios start/restart/stop. after doing an offline install i don't even see /etc/init.d/nagios. I know for a fact that i missed something. However systemctl start nagios.service works, but in case of errors in config files i don't see a nagios.configtest file in /usr/local/nagios/var/ directory. Can someone please help!

[lmiltchev]

You are not going to see "/etc/init.d/nagios" on a new install of Nagios XI, and this is normal. You can use systemctl to start/stop/restart nagios, and view the status:

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systemctl start nagios.service
systemctl stop nagios.service
systemctl restart nagios.service
systemctl status nagios.service

You can verify the config (check for errors) from the command line by running:

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/usr/local/nagios/bin/nagios -v /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg

or in the GUI:

CCM > Tools > Config File Management > Write Configs > Verify Files

Note: Sometimes, the nagios.configtest cannot be created or updated because the nagios account does not have a user shell. See more here:

https://support.nagios.com/kb/article/n ... t-760.html

[vy3734]

Thanks lmiltchev for the quick response! That clarifies my concerns!

[lmiltchev]

Sounds good! Is it OK if we close this topic?