Ping Results - Cannot connect to host

[astropaul]

I've been using Cacti for a while, but just set up a new upgraded server
running the latest Apache + PHP 5.2.5 and Cacti 0.8.7a. I have added
some devices, but I get the following error all the time:

Ping Results - Cannot connect to host

I have 'Downed Host Detection' set to ICMP ping in the device template.
However I can ping the target server fine from the command line.

[06-Dec-2007 17:49:34] PHP Warning: socket_create() [<a href='function.socket-create'>function.socket-create</a>]: Unable to create socket [1]: Operation not permitted in /var/www/cacti/lib/ping.php on line 148

PHP is compiled with --enable-sockets

Any ideas?

[mbaki]

Hi,

I have the same error, did you find a solution?


Thanks

[yann]

Hello,

Same error... just after an update from 0.8.6j to 0.8.7a...

My host are well graphed with advanced ping.. and monitoring is ok too.

Only this error when i want to edit a device...

Have you find any solution?

Thanks !

[brent192]

I have the same issue, after I upgraded to 0.8.7a....... and yes, the poller is running as root.

[sizulku]

damn...it happen to me too

[c3nt0s]

I have the same issue, after I upgraded to 0.8.7a....... and yes, the poller is running as root.

me too after upgrade 0.8.7a:
Warning: socket_create() Unable to create socket [1]: Operation not permitted in /usr/share/cacti/cacti-0.8.7a/lib/ping.php on line 148
Warning: socket_set_block() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in /usr/share/cacti/cacti-0.8.7a/lib/ping.php on line 150


Someone had the same problems (and the resolution?) ?

[yann]

Same Problems.... as i have said before...

Has someone have opened a bug request ?

[c3nt0s]

Not me... anyone know this issue?

[pachu]

i´am with the same problem....

i´am trying to find any solution

[pshankland]

Am not sure this is just a Linux/Unix error as I am getting this same error on a Windows Cacti server.

Anyone got a fix??

[pshankland]

I have just double checked and although through the 'Device' screen I get this error when I select either ICMP or TCP ping method, I do not get this with UDP ping!! There is no firewall in between the Cacti server and device so I am a bit lost as to why it cannot connect.

Also, with the same devices that are having ICMP and TCP ping connectivity problems, I am using the Advanced Ping Template 1.3 and that is using ICMP to ping and that is fine!!

Very strange...

[kyosanim]

for ICMP ping you need root-privilegues.
your poller is running as root right? So your graphs will be created correctly.
but if you click on "device" a php script tries to send a ICMP ping NOT the poller. and normally the webserver (wwwrun or something) not runs with root-privilegues.

[pshankland]

My web user is running with the correct privileges (windows: web user needs access to run cmd.exe). Have double checked the rights but everything is, errr 'right'

[sizulku]

seemed no one able to solved this issue or this issue are not important

[gandalf]

As I do not need the full functionality of advanced ping (only ICMP required) and as I do NOT like to run the poller as root, I implemented a "simple" workaround. I've re-written the basic php script server script (hmm, was it perl or was in shell, don't know by heart) to produce the exactly same output. And IMHO, it's way faster.
Reinhard