{"id":3460,"date":"2012-06-24T00:06:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T16:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:49:14","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-munin-on-centos-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-install-and-configure-munin-on-centos-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Configure Munin on CentOS 6.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/munin-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"munin\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3480 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/munin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/munin-100x100.png 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/>Munin is a network\/system monitoring application that presents output in graphs through a web interface.<br \/>\nMunin is a monitoring tool surveys all your computers and remembers what it saw. Munin is a simple to configure tool that make real nice graph about your server status. This post will show how to install munin on linux CentOS 6.2 server.<\/p>\n<p>Prerequisites:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-install-httpd-on-centos-6-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Install Httpd on CentOS 6.2<\/a><\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# yum --enablerepo=epel install munin munin-node -y<\/pre>\n<pre>..\n..\n..\nDependencies Resolved\n\n====================================================================================================\n Package                              Arch           Version                     Repository    Size\n====================================================================================================\nInstalling:\n munin                                noarch         1.4.7-5.el6                 epel         124 k\n munin-node                           noarch         1.4.7-5.el6                 epel         375 k\nInstalling for dependencies:\n mailx                                i686           12.4-6.el6                  base         224 k\n munin-common                         noarch         1.4.7-5.el6                 epel          71 k\n perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib               i686           2.023-119.el6_1.1           base          67 k\n perl-Compress-Zlib                   i686           2.020-119.el6_1.1           base          43 k\n perl-Crypt-DES                       i686           2.05-9.el6                  epel          19 k\n perl-Date-Manip                      noarch         6.24-1.el6                  base         1.4 M\n perl-Digest-HMAC                     noarch         1.01-22.el6                 base          22 k\n perl-Digest-SHA1                     i686           2.12-2.el6                  base          49 k\n perl-Email-Date-Format               noarch         1.002-5.el6                 base          16 k\n perl-HTML-Parser                     i686           3.64-2.el6                  base         109 k\n perl-HTML-Tagset                     noarch         3.20-4.el6                  base          17 k\n perl-HTML-Template                   noarch         2.9-10.el6                  epel          70 k\n perl-IO-Compress-Base                i686           2.020-119.el6_1.1           base          66 k\n perl-IO-Compress-Zlib                i686           2.020-119.el6_1.1           base         133 k\n perl-IO-Multiplex                    noarch         1.13-1.el6                  epel          24 k\n perl-Log-Dispatch                    noarch         2.27-1.el6                  epel          71 k\n perl-Log-Dispatch-FileRotate         noarch         1.19-4.el6                  epel          24 k\n perl-Log-Log4perl                    noarch         1.30-1.el6                  epel         392 k\n perl-MIME-Lite                       noarch         3.027-2.el6                 base          82 k\n perl-MIME-Types                      noarch         1.28-2.el6                  base          32 k\n perl-Mail-Sender                     noarch         0.8.16-3.el6                epel          54 k\n perl-MailTools                       noarch         2.04-4.el6                  base         101 k\n perl-Net-CIDR                        noarch         0.14-1.el6                  epel          17 k\n perl-Net-SNMP                        noarch         5.2.0-4.el6                 epel         100 k\n perl-Net-Server                      noarch         0.97-7.el6                  epel         142 k\n perl-Params-Validate                 i686           0.92-3.el6                  base          75 k\n perl-TimeDate                        noarch         1:1.16-11.1.el6             base          34 k\n perl-URI                             noarch         1.40-2.el6                  base         117 k\n perl-XML-DOM                         noarch         1.44-7.el6                  base         136 k\n perl-XML-Parser                      i686           2.36-7.el6                  base         224 k\n perl-XML-RegExp                      noarch         0.03-7.el6                  base         9.8 k\n perl-YAML-Syck                       i686           1.07-4.el6                  base          75 k\n perl-libwww-perl                     noarch         5.833-2.el6                 base         387 k\n rrdtool-perl                         i686           1.3.8-6.el6                 base          36 k\n sysstat                              i686           9.0.4-18.el6                base         216 k\n\nTransaction Summary\n====================================================================================================\nInstall      37 Package(s)\n\nTotal download size: 5.0 M\nInstalled size: 19 M\nDownloading Packages:\n(1\/37): mailx-12.4-6.el6.i686.rpm                                            | 224 kB     00:01\n(2\/37): munin-1.4.7-5.el6.noarch.rpm                                         | 124 kB     00:00\n(3\/37): munin-common-1.4.7-5.el6.noarch.rpm                                  |  71 kB     00:00\n(4\/37): munin-node-1.4.7-5.el6.noarch.rpm                                    | 375 kB     00:02\n(5\/37): perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.023-119.el6_1.1.i686.rpm                    |  67 kB     00:00\n(6\/37): perl-Compress-Zlib-2.020-119.el6_1.1.i686.rpm                        |  43 kB     00:00\n(7\/37): perl-Crypt-DES-2.05-9.el6.i686.rpm                                   |  19 kB     00:00\n(8\/37): perl-Date-Manip-6.24-1.el6.noarch.rpm                                | 1.4 MB     00:11\n(9\/37): perl-Digest-HMAC-1.01-22.el6.noarch.rpm                              |  22 kB     00:00\n(10\/37): perl-Digest-SHA1-2.12-2.el6.i686.rpm                                |  49 kB     00:00\n(11\/37): perl-Email-Date-Format-1.002-5.el6.noarch.rpm                       |  16 kB     00:00\n(12\/37): perl-HTML-Parser-3.64-2.el6.i686.rpm                                | 109 kB     00:00\n(13\/37): perl-HTML-Tagset-3.20-4.el6.noarch.rpm                              |  17 kB     00:00\n(14\/37): perl-HTML-Template-2.9-10.el6.noarch.rpm                            |  70 kB     00:00\n(15\/37): perl-IO-Compress-Base-2.020-119.el6_1.1.i686.rpm                    |  66 kB     00:00\n(16\/37): perl-IO-Compress-Zlib-2.020-119.el6_1.1.i686.rpm                    | 133 kB     00:01\n(17\/37): perl-IO-Multiplex-1.13-1.el6.noarch.rpm                             |  24 kB     00:00\n(18\/37): perl-Log-Dispatch-2.27-1.el6.noarch.rpm                             |  71 kB     00:00\n(19\/37): perl-Log-Dispatch-FileRotate-1.19-4.el6.noarch.rpm                  |  24 kB     00:00\n(20\/37): perl-Log-Log4perl-1.30-1.el6.noarch.rpm                             | 392 kB     00:02\n(21\/37): perl-MIME-Lite-3.027-2.el6.noarch.rpm                               |  82 kB     00:00\n(22\/37): perl-MIME-Types-1.28-2.el6.noarch.rpm                               |  32 kB     00:00\n(23\/37): perl-Mail-Sender-0.8.16-3.el6.noarch.rpm                            |  54 kB     00:00\n(24\/37): perl-MailTools-2.04-4.el6.noarch.rpm                                | 101 kB     00:01\n(25\/37): perl-Net-CIDR-0.14-1.el6.noarch.rpm                                 |  17 kB     00:00\n(26\/37): perl-Net-SNMP-5.2.0-4.el6.noarch.rpm                                | 100 kB     00:00\n(27\/37): perl-Net-Server-0.97-7.el6.noarch.rpm                               | 142 kB     00:01\n(28\/37): perl-Params-Validate-0.92-3.el6.i686.rpm                            |  75 kB     00:00\n(29\/37): perl-TimeDate-1.16-11.1.el6.noarch.rpm                              |  34 kB     00:00\n(30\/37): perl-URI-1.40-2.el6.noarch.rpm                                      | 117 kB     00:00\n(31\/37): perl-XML-DOM-1.44-7.el6.noarch.rpm                                  | 136 kB     00:00\n(32\/37): perl-XML-Parser-2.36-7.el6.i686.rpm                                 | 224 kB     00:01\n(33\/37): perl-XML-RegExp-0.03-7.el6.noarch.rpm                               | 9.8 kB     00:00\n(34\/37): perl-YAML-Syck-1.07-4.el6.i686.rpm                                  |  75 kB     00:00\n(35\/37): perl-libwww-perl-5.833-2.el6.noarch.rpm                             | 387 kB     00:02\n(36\/37): rrdtool-perl-1.3.8-6.el6.i686.rpm                                   |  36 kB     00:00\n(37\/37): sysstat-9.0.4-18.el6.i686.rpm                                       | 216 kB     00:02\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTotal                                                               115 kB\/s | 5.0 MB     00:44\nRunning rpm_check_debug\nRunning Transaction Test\nTransaction Test Succeeded\nRunning Transaction\n  Installing : perl-IO-Compress-Base-2.020-119.el6_1.1.i686                                    1\/37\n  Installing : perl-URI-1.40-2.el6.noarch                                                      2\/37\n  Installing : munin-common-1.4.7-5.el6.noarch                                                 3\/37\nwarning: user munin does not exist - using root\nwarning: group munin does not exist - using root\n  Installing : 1:perl-TimeDate-1.16-11.1.el6.noarch                                            4\/37\n  Installing : perl-MailTools-2.04-4.el6.noarch                                                5\/37\n  Installing : perl-HTML-Tagset-3.20-4.el6.noarch                                              6\/37\n  Installing : perl-HTML-Parser-3.64-2.el6.i686                                                7\/37\n  Installing : perl-Net-CIDR-0.14-1.el6.noarch                                                 8\/37\n  Installing : perl-MIME-Types-1.28-2.el6.noarch                                               9\/37\n  Installing : perl-Email-Date-Format-1.002-5.el6.noarch                                      10\/37\n  Installing : perl-MIME-Lite-3.027-2.el6.noarch                                              11\/37\n  Installing : perl-Mail-Sender-0.8.16-3.el6.noarch                                           12\/37\n  Installing : perl-YAML-Syck-1.07-4.el6.i686                                                 13\/37\n  Installing : perl-Date-Manip-6.24-1.el6.noarch                                              14\/37\n  Installing : perl-XML-RegExp-0.03-7.el6.noarch                                              15\/37\n  Installing : perl-IO-Multiplex-1.13-1.el6.noarch                                            16\/37\n  Installing : perl-Net-Server-0.97-7.el6.noarch                                              17\/37\n  Installing : perl-HTML-Template-2.9-10.el6.noarch                                           18\/37\n  Installing : perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.023-119.el6_1.1.i686                                  19\/37\n  Installing : rrdtool-perl-1.3.8-6.el6.i686                                                  20\/37\n  Installing : perl-Params-Validate-0.92-3.el6.i686                                           21\/37\n  Installing : perl-Log-Dispatch-2.27-1.el6.noarch                                            22\/37\n  Installing : perl-Digest-SHA1-2.12-2.el6.i686                                               23\/37\n  Installing : perl-Digest-HMAC-1.01-22.el6.noarch                                            24\/37\n  Installing : perl-Log-Dispatch-FileRotate-1.19-4.el6.noarch                                 25\/37\n  Installing : perl-IO-Compress-Zlib-2.020-119.el6_1.1.i686                                   26\/37\n  Installing : perl-Compress-Zlib-2.020-119.el6_1.1.i686                                      27\/37\n  Installing : perl-libwww-perl-5.833-2.el6.noarch                                            28\/37\n  Installing : perl-XML-Parser-2.36-7.el6.i686                                                29\/37\n  Installing : perl-XML-DOM-1.44-7.el6.noarch                                                 30\/37\n  Installing : perl-Log-Log4perl-1.30-1.el6.noarch                                            31\/37\n  Installing : perl-Crypt-DES-2.05-9.el6.i686                                                 32\/37\n  Installing : perl-Net-SNMP-5.2.0-4.el6.noarch                                               33\/37\n  Installing : mailx-12.4-6.el6.i686                                                          34\/37\n  Installing : sysstat-9.0.4-18.el6.i686                                                      35\/37\n  Installing : munin-node-1.4.7-5.el6.noarch                                                  36\/37\n  Installing : munin-1.4.7-5.el6.noarch                                                       37\/37\n\nInstalled:\n  munin.noarch 0:1.4.7-5.el6                     munin-node.noarch 0:1.4.7-5.el6\n\nDependency Installed:\n  mailx.i686 0:12.4-6.el6                           munin-common.noarch 0:1.4.7-5.el6\n  perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib.i686 0:2.023-119.el6_1.1   perl-Compress-Zlib.i686 0:2.020-119.el6_1.1\n  perl-Crypt-DES.i686 0:2.05-9.el6                  perl-Date-Manip.noarch 0:6.24-1.el6\n  perl-Digest-HMAC.noarch 0:1.01-22.el6             perl-Digest-SHA1.i686 0:2.12-2.el6\n  perl-Email-Date-Format.noarch 0:1.002-5.el6       perl-HTML-Parser.i686 0:3.64-2.el6\n  perl-HTML-Tagset.noarch 0:3.20-4.el6              perl-HTML-Template.noarch 0:2.9-10.el6\n  perl-IO-Compress-Base.i686 0:2.020-119.el6_1.1    perl-IO-Compress-Zlib.i686 0:2.020-119.el6_1.1\n  perl-IO-Multiplex.noarch 0:1.13-1.el6             perl-Log-Dispatch.noarch 0:2.27-1.el6\n  perl-Log-Dispatch-FileRotate.noarch 0:1.19-4.el6  perl-Log-Log4perl.noarch 0:1.30-1.el6\n  perl-MIME-Lite.noarch 0:3.027-2.el6               perl-MIME-Types.noarch 0:1.28-2.el6\n  perl-Mail-Sender.noarch 0:0.8.16-3.el6            perl-MailTools.noarch 0:2.04-4.el6\n  perl-Net-CIDR.noarch 0:0.14-1.el6                 perl-Net-SNMP.noarch 0:5.2.0-4.el6\n  perl-Net-Server.noarch 0:0.97-7.el6               perl-Params-Validate.i686 0:0.92-3.el6\n  perl-TimeDate.noarch 1:1.16-11.1.el6              perl-URI.noarch 0:1.40-2.el6\n  perl-XML-DOM.noarch 0:1.44-7.el6                  perl-XML-Parser.i686 0:2.36-7.el6\n  perl-XML-RegExp.noarch 0:0.03-7.el6               perl-YAML-Syck.i686 0:1.07-4.el6\n  perl-libwww-perl.noarch 0:5.833-2.el6             rrdtool-perl.i686 0:1.3.8-6.el6\n  sysstat.i686 0:9.0.4-18.el6\n\nComplete!<\/pre>\n<p>2. On line 60, change the following to your hostname :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# vi \/etc\/munin\/munin.conf<\/pre>\n<p>Original :<\/p>\n<pre># a simple host tree\n[x86-06.phx2.fedoraproject.org]\n    address 127.0.0.1\n    use_node_name yes<\/pre>\n<p>Change to :<\/p>\n<pre># a simple host tree\n[centos62.ehowstuff.local]\n    address 127.0.0.1\n    use_node_name yes<\/pre>\n<p>3. On line 29, please uncomment and change to your hostname :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# vim \/etc\/munin\/munin-node.conf<\/pre>\n<p>Original :<\/p>\n<pre>#host_name x86-06.phx2.fedoraproject.org<\/pre>\n<p>Change to :<\/p>\n<pre>host_name centos62.ehowstuff.local<\/pre>\n<p>4. Change the following and allowed your network to access munin :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# vim \/etc\/httpd\/conf.d\/munin.conf<\/pre>\n<pre>&lt;directory \/var\/www\/html\/munin&gt;\n  Order Deny,Allow\n  Deny from all\n  Allow from 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.0\/24\n&lt;\/directory&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>5. Restart Apache httpd service :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/httpd restart\nStopping httpd:                                            [  OK  ]\nStarting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]<\/pre>\n<p>5. Start Munin :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/munin-node start\nStarting Munin Node:                                       [  OK  ]<\/pre>\n<p>6. Make munin start at boot :<\/p>\n<pre>[root@centos62 ~]# chkconfig munin-node on<\/pre>\n<p>7. Access to &#8220;http:\/\/(hostname or IP address)\/munin\/&#8221; with web browser after 5 minutes later.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone lazyload\" title=\"munin\" data-src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FfJf-Cal0LY\/T-XnwRFpBVI\/AAAAAAAADCg\/fqXFy2QMd1I\/s1600\/1.png\" alt=\"munin\" width=\"569\" height=\"154\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 569px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 569\/154;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Munin is a network\/system monitoring application that presents output in graphs through a web interface. Munin is a monitoring tool surveys all your computers and remembers what it saw. 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