How to install Naemon on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will look at how to install Naemon on NetBSD. Naemon is a network monitoring tool and is a fork of Nagios 4 core.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of NetBSD
• Root access to the system
• Internet connectivity on the system
• Basic knowledge of command-line tools

Installation

1. Update the package database using the following command:

   # pkgin update
   

2. Install the dependencies using the following command:

   # pkgin install openssl
   # pkgin install openssl-lib
   # pkgin install openssh
   # pkgin install readline
   # pkgin install bash
   # pkgin install gawk
   # pkgin install libuuid
   # pkgin install perl
   

3. Download the latest stable release of Naemon from the official website:

   # cd /tmp
   # ftp http://www.naemon.org/download/latest/nagios-4.4.6.tar.gz
   

4. Extract the downloaded file:

   # tar -xvzf nagios-4.4.6.tar.gz
   # cd nagios-4.4.6
   

5. Configure the installation using the following command:

   # ./configure
   

6. Build and install Naemon using the following commands:

   # make all
   # make install
   # make install-init
   

7. Create a new user and group for Naemon using the following commands:

   # groupadd -g 999 naemon
   # useradd -u 999 -g 999 naemon
   

8. Configure the permissions for the Naemon files using the following commands:

   # chown -R naemon:naemon /usr/local/nagios
   # chmod 700 /usr/local/nagios/etc
   

9. Start the Naemon service using the following command:

   # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/naemon start
   

10. Verify that the service is running using the following command:

    # ps ax | grep naemon
    

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Naemon on NetBSD. You can now use Naemon to monitor your network and take necessary actions based on the alerts generated.

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