Jacob S. wrote: > Does anyone have some good scripts (or know of a progam, though I > suspect that's overkill) for having an automated process that > periodically runs to make sure a server is still alive? > > If the server were running the other os, I think an occasional ping > would be good enough, but I've seen a Linux server lose it's hard drive > and still answer pings before. :-)
Hi Jacob, you could also have a look at cacti, together with Tobi Oetikers' rrdtool - both are free, and you can monitor other hosts as if they were 'under your fingertips' ;-) apt-get install cacti should get you started. HTH, wjl aka Wolfgang Lonien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
