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On fresh Redhat 9.6 installation, zabbix-proxy 7.0.19 doesnt start.
cat /etc/*release NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux" VERSION="9.6 (Plow)" ID="rhel" ID_LIKE="fedora" VERSION_ID="9.6" PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9" PRETTY_NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 (Plow)" ANSI_COLOR="0;31" LOGO="fedora-logo-icon" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos" HOME_URL="https://www.redhat.com/" DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://issues.redhat.com/" REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9" REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=9.6 REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux" REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="9.6" Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.6 (Plow) Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.6 (Plow)
rpm -qa -last | grep zabbix zabbix-proxy-sqlite3-7.0.19-release1.el9.x86_64 Tue 28 Oct 2025 06:45:07 AM UTC zabbix-agent-7.0.19-release1.el9.x86_64 Tue 28 Oct 2025 06:09:15 AM UTC
journalctl -xeu zabbix-proxy.service Oct 28 06:47:08 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Can't open PID file /run/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted Oct 28 06:47:08 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Failed with result 'protocol'. ░░ Subject: Unit failed ░░ Defined-By: systemd ░░ Support: https://access.redhat.com/support ░░ ░░ The unit zabbix-proxy.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'protocol'. Oct 28 06:47:08 server.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Zabbix Proxy. ░░ Subject: A start job for unit zabbix-proxy.service has failed
cat /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep proxy type=SOFTWARE_UPDATE msg=audit(1761633908.458:3784): pid=59354 uid=0 auid=873416138 ses=23 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=install sw="zabbix-proxy-sqlite3-7.0.19-release1.el9.x86_64" sw_type=rpm key_enforce=0 gpg_res=0 root_dir="/" comm="dnf" exe="/usr/bin/python3.9" hostname=server.com addr=? terminal=pts/1 res=success'UID="root" AUID="user" type=SERVICE_START msg=audit(1761633918.473:3921): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=zabbix-proxy comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=failed'UID="root" AUID="unset" type=SERVICE_START msg=audit(1761633928.621:4006): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=zabbix-proxy comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'UID="root" AUID="unset" type=SERVICE_STOP msg=audit(1761633928.621:4007): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=zabbix-proxy comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'UID="root" AUID="unset" type=SERVICE_START msg=audit(1761633930.664:4008): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=zabbix-proxy comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=failed'UID="root" AUID="unset" type=SERVICE_START msg=audit(1761633940.871:4009): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=zabbix-proxy comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'UID="root" AUID="unset" type=SERVICE_STOP msg=audit(1761633940.871:4010): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=zabbix-proxy comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'UID="root" AUID="unset"
cat /var/log/messages | grep proxy Oct 28 06:44:47 server.com python3[58468]: ansible-ansible.legacy.stat Invoked with path=/tmp/schema/zabbix-proxy-sqlite3-7.0.19-release1.el9.x86_64.rpm follow=False get_checksum=True checksum_algorithm=sha1 get_md5=False get_mime=True get_attributes=True Oct 28 06:44:50 server.com python3[58572]: ansible-ansible.legacy.copy Invoked with src=/home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1761633886.256129-384417-22700593685483/source dest=/tmp/schema/ _original_basename=zabbix-proxy-sqlite3-7.0.19-release1.el9.x86_64.rpm follow=False checksum=b8779683b4e8af054fb6abb28fc6dd0ea6719c4e backup=False force=True unsafe_writes=False content=NOT_LOGGING_PARAMETER validate=None directory_mode=None remote_src=None local_follow=None mode=None owner=None group=None seuser=None serole=None selevel=None setype=None attributes=None Oct 28 06:44:54 server.com python3[58830]: ansible-systemd Invoked with name=zabbix-proxy state=stopped daemon_reload=False daemon_reexec=False scope=system no_block=False enabled=None force=None masked=None Oct 28 06:44:57 server.com python3[58960]: ansible-ansible.legacy.command Invoked with _raw_params=rm -f /var/lib/sqlite/zabbix_proxy.db _uses_shell=True stdin_add_newline=True strip_empty_ends=True argv=None chdir=None executable=None creates=None removes=None stdin=None Oct 28 06:44:59 server.com python3[59090]: ansible-file Invoked with path=/tmp/proxy500 state=directory owner=zabbix group=zabbix recurse=False force=False follow=True modification_time_format=%Y%m%d%H%M.%S access_time_format=%Y%m%d%H%M.%S unsafe_writes=False _original_basename=None _diff_peek=None src=None modification_time=None access_time=None mode=None seuser=None serole=None selevel=None setype=None attributes=None Oct 28 06:45:01 server.com python3[59219]: ansible-ansible.legacy.command Invoked with _raw_params=rpm -qa|grep zabbix-proxy-sqlite3*|xargs rpm -e _uses_shell=True stdin_add_newline=True strip_empty_ends=True argv=None chdir=None executable=None creates=None removes=None stdin=None Oct 28 06:45:03 server.com python3[59353]: ansible-ansible.legacy.command Invoked with _raw_params=dnf -y install /tmp/schema/zabbix-proxy-sqlite3*.rpm _uses_shell=True stdin_add_newline=True strip_empty_ends=True argv=None chdir=None executable=None creates=None removes=None stdin=None Oct 28 06:45:11 server.com python3[59968]: ansible-ansible.legacy.stat Invoked with path=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.conf follow=False get_checksum=True checksum_algorithm=sha1 get_md5=False get_mime=True get_attributes=True Oct 28 06:45:13 server.com python3[60074]: ansible-ansible.legacy.copy Invoked with src=/home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1761633909.9671423-384545-134751352998168/source dest=/etc/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.conf owner=zabbix group=zabbix mode=420 follow=False _original_basename=zabbix_proxy.conf.j2 checksum=65fc32dac332a8cea26ac3f83747593617be9be9 backup=False force=True unsafe_writes=False content=NOT_LOGGING_PARAMETER validate=None directory_mode=None remote_src=None local_follow=None seuser=None serole=None selevel=None setype=None attributes=None Oct 28 06:45:16 server.com python3[60203]: ansible-systemd Invoked with name=zabbix-proxy enabled=True state=restarted daemon_reload=False daemon_reexec=False scope=system no_block=False force=None masked=None Oct 28 06:45:18 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Can't open PID file /run/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted Oct 28 06:45:18 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Failed with result 'protocol'. Oct 28 06:45:28 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. Oct 28 06:45:30 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Can't open PID file /run/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted Oct 28 06:45:30 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Failed with result 'protocol'. Oct 28 06:45:40 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2. Oct 28 06:45:42 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Can't open PID file /run/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted Oct 28 06:45:42 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Failed with result 'protocol'. Oct 28 06:45:53 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3. Oct 28 06:45:55 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Can't open PID file /run/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted Oct 28 06:45:55 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Failed with result 'protocol'. Oct 28 06:46:05 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4. Oct 28 06:46:07 server.com systemd[1]: zabbix-proxy.service: Can't open PID file /run/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted