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Restarting Nagios prompts for password

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There is no discussion for this topic as far as I can see so here is my resolution in case it helps anyone The setup process I have lined up ends up forcing Nagios to ask for a password every time the service is restarted.  The service still starts up fine even if the password is incorrect.  So it really doesnt matter except for one major problem.  If the computer reboots unexpectedly, the service hangs waiting for someone to hit ENTER.  So to fix this, I modified the service script # vi /etc/rc.d/init.d/nagios o Search for Starting nagios o You will see this line su - $NagiosUser -c "touch $NagiosVarDir/nagios.log $NagiosRetentionFile" o Change the line to this text (or you can comment out the original line and add a new line as pictured below) touch $NagiosVarDir/nagios.log $NagiosRetentionFile o Save and exit the file. o Restart nagios # service nagios restart o Done.

Scion xB 2005 - Fuel Filter replacement DIY

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Warning: this is for educational purposes only.  Neither I nor anyone else on the planet is responsible for your stupid decisions and lack of thinking.  The information provided here is the best of my documenting ability and nothing more.  Like ANYTHING on the internet, it should not be considered as the full truth with no missing pieces.  If I leave anything out, it's your responsibility to find the rest of the puzzle.   ie, if you blow your car or yourself into a million pieces, it's YOUR fault. Note:  This took a lot more effort than I had anticipated even with the other DIY articles I found on this subject.  I personally will be paying someone to do it for me next time.  If you decide to take this on, I suggest you go ahead an replace the fuel pump while you are at it, as long as you have at least 60,000 miles on the toaster.  My pump died at 94k miles. Before you begin, make sure you have access to tools as you will need a wide rang...

The cat sanctuary

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I started out with my cat (Sake) in a room i was renting in San Diego.  I had to keep the litter box in the same room as the cat wasn't allowed outside the room.   Needless to say the smell got annoying regardless of often I would change out the litter.   The real problem was that Sake, on occasion, would fail or forget to bury his litter like most cats do.  It wasn't an everyday thing, but it's still annoying.   So when I moved to my apartment in Phoenix, I still had the same problem. So I decided the best place to put the litter box would be outside on the balcony. In this case it actually was a good idea because I was on the third floor so the balcony was too high to tempt the cats to jump off and there was nothing else nearby to which they could jump.   So I got one of those sliding glass pet door inserts and taught the cats how to use it. Not only did the cats use it for litter box needs, they loved having the option to go outside whenever...