Linux-Hams archive - March 1997: Re: IPFWADM

Re: IPFWADM

Terry Dawson (fvh.bfsjzwhh@office-system.com.pl)
Wed, 19 Mar 1997 14:21:18 +1100


George B. Winston IV wrote:

> Is there anyway to monitor a Linux box running Slackware 96 via smtp (HP
> Openview). I would like to monitor the machine itself and certain
> processes as well.

There is a port of the CMU snmp utilities. The snmpd allows you to
monitor
certain aspects of a linux systems operation. I've used it with
HP-Openview
and it worked fairly well. Debian comes with it in prepackaged form,
so no doubt Slackware has it tucked away somewhere as well.

Terry