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For servers in a closed network, the easiest way to install the Zabbix agent is probably
to download the files from monitor.rice.edu to a local workstation, then copy them over to
/tmp/ZABBIX/ on your server and install from there.
This example assumes we downloaded the files and then copied to EA12.rice.edu:/tmp/ZABBIX/
This installs just the Linux agent program; zabbix_agentd for monitoring. The default
config file will be placed at /etc/opt/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf. Everything else is specified
in the config file.
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- Verify/add Zabbix user/groups on Linux client:
This may already have been done as part of the initial install. Verify and do setup
if necessary.
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egrep '^zabbix:' /etc/passwd >/dev/null || cat - >> /etc/passwd << EOF zabbix:x:906:906:Zabbix User:/home/zabbix:/bin/bash EOF egrep '^zabbix:' /etc/group >/dev/null || cat - >> /etc/group << EOF zabbix:x:906: EOF pwconv |
- Setup Zabbix config file
- Make home dir for zabbix, copy in zabbix_agentd
Wherever the local admins accounts are, make one for Zabbix.
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mkdir /home/zabbix
cp -p /tmp/ZABBIX/zabbix_agentd /home/zabbix
chown -R zabbix /home/zabbix
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- Setup Zabbix config file
Create a local configuration directory ONLY if you plan on customizing your zabbix_agentd.conf file. The default init script checks for /etc/opt/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf, and if found this file will be used instead of the default config file.
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