[collectd] ping_host_add operation not permitted

[Simon Schneider]

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Hi,

see http://collectd.org/faq.shtml

I try to use the ping-plugin, but keep getting the message
"`ping_host_add' failed.". What's the matter?
In order to generate ICMP packets one needs to open a so called "RAW
socket". On most UNIX systems only the superuser (root) may open such
sockets.
In addition, some virtualization environments, such as VServer and
Solaris Zones have been reported to cause some trouble.

Regards
Simon

Am 12.05.2014 20:12, schrieb ryanL:
> what am i doing wrong here? centos 6.3 system.
> 
> May 12 17:59:40 fsal2 collectd[16688]: Initialization complete,
> entering read-loop. May 12 17:59:40 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping
> plugin: ping_host_add (<removed>) failed: Operation not permitted 
> May 12 17:59:40 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping plugin: No host could
> be added to ping object. Giving up. May 12 17:59:52 fsal2
> collectd[16688]: ping plugin: The ping thread had a problem.
> Restarting it. May 12 17:59:52 fsal2 collectd[16688]: read-function
> of plugin `ping' failed. Will suspend it for 20.000 seconds. May 12
> 17:59:52 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping plugin: ping_host_add 
> (<removed>) failed: Operation not permitted May 12 17:59:52 fsal2
> collectd[16688]: ping plugin: No host could be added to ping
> object. Giving up. May 12 18:00:10 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping
> plugin: The ping thread had a problem. Restarting it. May 12
> 18:00:10 fsal2 collectd[16688]: read-function of plugin `ping' 
> failed. Will suspend it for 40.000 seconds. May 12 18:00:10 fsal2
> collectd[16688]: ping plugin: ping_host_add (<removed>) failed:
> Operation not permitted May 12 18:00:10 fsal2 collectd[16688]: ping
> plugin: No host could be added to ping object. Giving up.
> 
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