[collectd] ping_host_add operation not permitted

[ryanL]

yah i read that already, and did enough googling around only to find it
easier to setup smokeping instead.


On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Simon Schneider
<simon.schneider at fhe3.com>wrote:

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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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