RHEL 5: Can't locate App/Info/HTTPD/Apache.pm in @INC

[XXLRay]

I am trying to install octopussy-1.0.14 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client release 5.11 (Tikanga) with perl, v5.8.8 built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi.:

I followed the install instructions for CentOS on http://www.octopussy.pm/documentation/guides/administrator_guide/01_installation

When executing cpan Apache::ASP App::Info App::Info::HTTPD Cache::Cache Crypt::PasswdMD5 I get the error message:

Result: FAIL
Failed 6/21 test programs. 62/475 subtests failed.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force

And when I want to start octopussy:

/etc/init.d/octopussy web-start
Can't locate App/Info/HTTPD/Apache.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Octopussy/System.pm line 13.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Octopussy/System.pm line 13.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Octopussy/Device.pm line 26.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Octopussy/Device.pm line 26.
Compilation failed in require at /etc/init.d/octopussy line 41.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /etc/init.d/octopussy line 41.

So I guess something fails when I try to install the Apache perl modules- How can I get around this?

Edit 1: I found another discussion but it didn't help me #242

Edit 2: I was able to go through the installation process by:

cpan
force install Apache::ASP
force install App::Info
force install App::Info::HTTPD
force install Cache::Cache
force install Crypt::PasswdMD5

But when I now try to start octopussy by /etc/init.d/octopussy web-start; /etc/init.d/octopussy start

I get the error message:

octopussy Dispatcher Started.
octopussy RRD Started.
octopussy Scheduler Started.
octopussy Sender Started.
octopussy Pusher Started.
octopussy Commander Started.
Can't locate Time/Piece.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at /usr/sbin/octo_scheduler line 23.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/octo_scheduler line 23.

Edit 3: Also needed to do:

cpan Time::Piece
cpan
force install DateTime::Format::Strptime
exit

Now I have a login screen at https://my.server.name:8888 after /etc/init.d/octopussy start although it still gives me:

DateTime version 1 required--this is only version 0.50 at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/DateTime/Format/Strptime.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/DateTime/Format/Strptime.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/octo_pusher line 25.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/octo_pusher line 25.

So something in the installation guide seems not to be fitting RHEL 5.

[sebthebert]

I've updated your issue to be more readable...
But thanks for this really detailed report !

I will update my doc and take a look at this DateTime issue tonight.

[sebthebert]

I've fixed documentation about Time::Piece on Github and on the official website.

But it seems my documentation is more outdated than I thought about Perl modules...
I will update this documentation later next week.

[XXLRay]

I am happy if I could help. Currently I am working on getting the SQL database created. Because the Configuration menu tells me "Database Connection is NOT OK !"

[XXLRay]

Just as we are at optimizing the installation guide:

• You should add # in fron of ":hostname, !isequal, "your_server_name" ~" in your /etc/rsyslog.d/octopussy.conf if you use the host as remote logging server as this line otherwise drops all messages even if you may want to keep them.
• It may sound trivial but probably add that you need a MySQL database and that you need to create the database, the user and privileges. I knew it but remember that the very first time I had to do something similar I was expecting the program to take care of it on its own.

[XXLRay]

Just noticed that if you give the correct root password the database with necessary table is created automatically during install :)

[XXLRay]

I just noticed when you want to still use the server as remote log server you furthermore need to add # in front of :hostname, !isequal, "your_server_name" ~ in your /etc/rsyslog.d/10-octopussy.conf