Install JRE
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the Java Runtime Environment is mandatory to run AWS. On debian install it with
* apt-get install sun-java6-jre
You should accept the license.
Configuration
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You have to edit aws.cnf in order to specify
* NAGIOS_AMAZON_PLUGIN_PATH : Your plugin folder. Can be replace by somethink like that
SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
while [ -h "$SOURCE" ] ; do SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"; done
NAGIOS_AMAZON_PLUGIN_PATH="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
* EC2_PRIVATE_KEY : Path to your EC2 private key
* EC2_CERT : Path to your EC2 certificate
You have to use a couple of private key/certificate files to connect to AWS. You can put them in a _keys_ folder