create data source - debian

[ola]

Hi!

I have installed cacti (with apt-get). I have set up the database. I have imported the cacti.sql file.

when i run the following:

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$:/usr/bin/php /usr/share/cacti/cmd.php

I get the following:

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There are no items in your poller cache. Make sure you have at least one data source created. If you do, go to 'Utilities', and select 'Clear Poller Cache'.
time: 0

any ideas what i have done wrong?

[rony]

Install cacti from source located at www.cacti.net.

Package maintainers sometimes make changes to the way things work to "fit" the way the distributions does it.

[dp]

Or, he could have just gone to the Utilities screen and cleared the poller cache like it suggested...

[rony]

That doesn't always work, but it's always worth a try. My suggestion still stands.

[ola]

I have tried to clear the poller cache.. with no good result

your recommendation still stands to install cacti from source?

I'll try that later, must just find time for it
tanks a lot for the help!

[nodens]

I would suggest filling a bug against the debian package, but I vaguely remember of the debian package using some wrappers here and there for php scripts in cact.

Actually, I did use the debian package, and it worked fine for me. I dind't remember having anything to do manually to get it to work (and especially no php call), as everything is taken into account by the package. The only drawback to using the debian package is that the version is a bit old, and the package has been orphaned by its maintainer due to lack of time. Someone is working on packaging the last version and taking the package over, but it happened only a few days ago, he will probably need a bit more time to do it.

Using the source is pretty straighforward, you could even tweak the config files to use the debian configuration and paths (I did that, and it works well so far).

[ola]

tanks for replying!

I'll keep struggling with the deb-package and try to find what's the problem atleast ^_^