How to Install Cacti on Kali Linux Latest

Introduction

Cacti is an open-source web-based tool used for monitoring and graphing network devices and servers. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Cacti on Kali Linux latest.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux latest installed on your system
• Root privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before installing Cacti, you need to install some packages that are required for Cacti to run correctly. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the required packages.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-xml php-gd mysql-server mysql-client snmp snmpd rrdtool librrds-perl libmysqlclient-dev

Step 2: Download and Setup Cacti

1. Download the latest version of Cacti from their official website http://www.cacti.net/downloads/cacti-X.XX.XX.tar.gz. Replace the Xs with the latest version number.
2. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Cacti package and extract the archive using the following command.

sudo tar xzf cacti-X.XX.XX.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

3. Rename the extracted directory to 'cacti' using the following command.

sudo mv /var/www/html/cacti-X.XX.XX /var/www/html/cacti

4. Change the ownership of the cacti directory to www-data user using the following command.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/cacti

Step 3: Create Cacti Database

1. Log in to your MySQL server using the following command and enter the root password.

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for Cacti using the following command.

CREATE DATABASE cacti;

3. Create a new user and grant permissions on the Cacti database using the following commands. Replace 'newuser' and 'password' with your desired username and password.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cacti.* TO 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

4. Import the Cacti database schema using the following command.

mysql -u newuser -p cacti < /var/www/html/cacti/cacti.sql

Step 4: Configure Cacti

1. Open the Cacti configuration file using the following command.

sudo nano /var/www/html/cacti/include/config.php

2. Update the following lines with your MySQL username, password, and database name.

/* Database type to be used */
$database_type = "mysql";

/* Database default connection */
$database_default = "cacti";

/* Database hostname (or IP address) */
$database_hostname = "localhost";

/* Database username */
$database_username = "newuser";

/* Database password */
$database_password = "password";

3. Save the file and exit.

Step 5: Setup Cacti Cron Job

1. Open the crontab for the www-data user using the following command.

sudo crontab -e -u www-data

2. Add the following cron job at the end of the file and save it.

*/5 * * * * php /var/www/html/cacti/poller.php > /dev/null 2>&1

Step 6: Access Cacti Web Interface

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/cacti/.
2. Login to Cacti using the default username 'admin' and password 'admin'.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Cacti and start monitoring your devices.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cacti on Kali Linux Latest.

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