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I have tried to set Nagio's server date and followed step from the Nagios FAQ.
However it still gave me the error message.

I have changed php.ini file to set the timezone but when i run command

yum install ntp
ntpdate time.nist.gov

it would go back to the europe time.

please help.

Can you show us your date.timezone line in /etc/php.ini?
Also, make sure to restart Apache after making changes.

Try setting the system time this way:

Find your location in "/usr/share/zoneinfo":
You can drill down more, for example:
or Then, make a backup of the existing localtime file. It’s always good practice to make backups of original config files.
Create a link (for example, you want to use "Chicago" for the timezone):
Try running:
Verify your date:
Hope this helps.

It works! Thank you

Hi,

We have downloaded the Nagios XI Virtual image hosted on CentOS for Windows. We have installed and now trying to access the web interface for further configuration. I'm getting the NSP: Sorry Dave, I can't let you do that, error message. I tried all the suggestions for date.timezone changes and still this is not working for us. I can also verify that the date.timezone field int he PHP.INI file is properly reflect the timezone on the Windows hosting the Nagios VM. Therefore, I have run out of options to get this resolved and therefore, decided to ask for your help.

Thank you,

Paul C.

Did you remember to restart apache after making the timezone changes?

The command is:

service httpd restart

Yes thank you, I did issued the command to restart the apache server.

Also, when I issue the date command, I get "Fri Feb 22 14:12:17 UTC 2013" and when I check the php.ini date.timezone I see "date.timezone = America/New_York". These settings match the Windows 7 Professional workstation that is currently hosting the NagiosXI VM image I downloaded from the site.

Just wanted to note that I downloaded the VM image from the Nagios site and followed the initial configuration process. It stated that the VM image is already configured and packaged to work. Don't really know if I had to do any additional configuration. The only change I performed to the NagiosXI image, once installed, was the date / time update on the PHP.INI files and the CentOS side. Also, I reset the nagiosadmin password to something that I can use so that I could also test the login to the NagiosXI web interface.

Thank for the prompt response,

Paul C.

Is your problem fixed now?

No, not yet, same issue after performing the Apache restart.

Thank you,

Paul C.

Is the date and time on your workstation correct?