Install Cacti For RedHat Linux 5.6


Install and Configure Cacti
 
  • Extract the distribution tarball.
    shell> tar xzvf cacti-version.tar.gz
  • Create the MySQL database:
    shell> mysqladmin --user=root create cacti
  • Import the default cacti database:
    vim cacti.sql
    replace TYPE=MyISAM with ENGINE=MyISAM
    :%s/TYPE=MyISAM/ENGINE=MyISAM/g     [    ]
    shell> mysql -u root -ppassword
    mysql>use cacti;
    mysql>source /cacti_real_path/cacti.sql
  • Optional: Create a MySQL username and password for Cacti.
    shell> mysql --user=root mysql
    mysql> GRANT ALL ON cacti.* TO cactiuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'somepassword';
    mysql> flush privileges;
  • Edit include/config.php and specify the database type, name, host, user and password for your Cacti configuration.
    $database_type = "mysql";
    $database_default = "cacti";
    $database_hostname = "localhost";
    $database_username = "cactiuser";
    $database_password = "cacti";
  • Set the appropriate permissions on cacti's directories for graph/log generation. You should execute these commands from inside cacti's directory to change the permissions.
    shell> chown -R cactiuser rra/ log/
    (Enter a valid username for cactiuser, this user will also be used in the next step for data gathering.)
  • Add a line to your /etc/crontab file similar to:
    */5 * * * * cactiuser php /var/www/html/cacti/poller.php > /dev/null 2>&1
    Replace cactiuser with the valid user specified in the previous step. Replace /var/www/html/cacti/ with your full Cacti path.
  • Point your web browser to:
    http://your-server/cacti/
    Log in the with a username/password of admin. You will be required to change this password immediately. Make sure to fill in all of the path variables carefully and correctly on the following screen.