The problem seems more complex than just the ownership of the /var/lib/ntop directory.
When running the default /etc/init.d/ntop script, I get the following error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/ntop# sudo /etc/init.d/ntop start Starting network top daemon: Fri Apr 11 13:14:18 2008 NOTE: Interface merge enabled by default Fri Apr 11 13:14:19 2008 Initializing gdbm databases ntop not started. Read /usr/share/doc/ntop/README.Debian. The syslog reports the details: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/ntop# tail -n 19 /var/log/syslog Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: **FATAL_ERROR** Not root, ntop shutting down... Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP[t3056392928]: ntop caught signal 2 Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: THREADMGMT[t3056392928]: ntop RUNSTATE: SHUTDOWN(7) Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP[t3056392928] catching thread is MAIN Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP: Running threads Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP: Locking purge mutex (may block for a little while) Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP: Locked purge mutex, continuing shutdown Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP: Continues Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: FREE_HOST: Start, 1 device(s) Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: FREE_HOST: End, freed 0 Apr 11 12:57:56 localhost ntop[27026]: PLUGIN_TERM: Unloading plugins (if any) Apr 11 12:57:57 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP: Freeing device eth0 (idx=0) Apr 11 12:57:57 localhost ntop[27026]: CLEANUP: Clean up complete Apr 11 12:57:57 localhost ntop[27026]: THREADMGMT[t3056392928]: ntop RUNSTATE: TERM(8) Apr 11 12:57:57 localhost ntop[27026]: =================================== Apr 11 12:57:57 localhost ntop[27026]: ntop is shutdown... Apr 11 12:57:57 localhost ntop[27026]: =================================== It seems like ntop must run as root, or it will not run at all. I have tried to fixed the problem by editing /etc/init.d/ntop and setting the line USER="root", but I continue to get the same error. Some extra investigation led me to edit /var/lib/ntop/init.cfg and set the line USER="root" - PRESTO THIS WORKED: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/ntop# sudo /etc/init.d/ntop start Starting network top daemon: Fri Apr 11 13:26:17 2008 NOTE: Interface merge enabled by default Fri Apr 11 13:26:18 2008 Initializing gdbm databases ntop So we have got a number of problems with ntop: 1. Ownership/permissions on the directories do not support ntop running as root (which seems to be a requirement for this program) 2. Wrong user configured in /etc/init.d/ntop 3. Wrong user configured in /var/lib/ntop/init.cfg 4. Why is the USER variable configured in 2 seperate places? -- ntop permissions are not set right during install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138682 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
