install fping package

[ciccio]

Hello.
I have a problem: I should install the fping packet to use it with netdata.
with pkg install fping I get an error (maybe the package installation service is disabled?), while with compiling from netdata tool I get another error just in the gcc compilation.
how do i solve?
thank you

 

[sretalla]

You're trying to install a pkg on the FreeNAS host... this is not how FreeNAS works.

You can certainly install that pkg in a jail and run it there... will that get the result you want? (I'm not clear how netdata connects with it). I recommend this option if it will work.

Installing on the host is generally a terrible idea, but if you must hack it (and then handle the resulting mess with conflicts or when updates kill your changes) then it can be done. I don't recommend it.

 

[Chris Moore]

While FreeNAS is based on FreeBSD, FreeNAS is an appliance that is not intend to be modified. Any function that is not available should be added by installing it in a jail or virtual machine.
If those options do not work, you should submit a feature request. The development team has added many features over the years. Just ask.

 

[Fredda]

You can install fping in a jail. As fping only depends on the libc library, you can call the program directly from the FreeNAS shell.

/mnt/iocage/jails/<jailname>/root/usr/local/sbin/fping host

But if you are doing something like that, you should really know what you're doing .....

 

[ciccio]

I just installed a jails and fping works even without starting it.
FANTASTIC!! thank you all

 

[sretalla]

installed a jails and fping works even without starting it

It could well be that the fping utility (executable) is self-contained and can just be copied to any location on your pool without needing the jail.

 

[Fredda]

It could well be that the fping utility (executable) is self-contained and can just be copied to any location on your pool without needing the jail.

Usually all jail binaries which run from the FreeNAS cli can be copied to where you like.
You can check with ldd if they really don't depend on any libs from the jail.

Code:

ldd /mnt/iocage/jails/jail/root/usr/local/sbin/fping
    libc.so.7 => /lib/libc.so.7 (0x80082b000)

Be aware that you won't get security updates anymore, which you would get if you update the jail with pkg upgrade/pkg upgrade.