Zabbix Logging in as Admin ends up logged as guest
I suddenly just had issues logging into a Zabbix instance as the Admin user and receiving only Guest permissions. Attempting several fixes online such as clearing cookies, browser caches and looking at the rights mysql table all failed. In the end to fix I had to add a new user via the database. insert into […]
Consuming sFlow with Elasticsearch
You may have previously read my blog on how to load sflow data into Elasticsearch using a bash script but another way if you wish to consume sflow data into Elasticsearch there is a great logstash sflow codec available on GitHub. Once you have followed the instructions and installed it simply edit your logstash config […]
Customizing Zabbix popup menus
If you want to add a custom menu item to the site popup menu you can do so by adding it into one of the zabbix javascript files. In the screenshot below I have added an option referred to as Site infob which when you click on the host object it and click on it […]
Using Elasticsearch as a Sflow Collector
If you are looking for a good open-source sFlow collector and don’t like the look of Nfsen or FlowViewer then you should consider trying Elasticsearch. Bash Script To get the data into Elasticsearch we take a low spec ubuntu server and install wireshark on it. Now create a bash script as per below. This script […]