Re: [ubuntu-uk] Routine Admin...
Thanks to all who've replied. The apticron package that Alan recommends looks just the ticket! Regards, Mark Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 10:27:40AM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > >> - how often do you run apt* >> > > On servers I install apticron which emails me automagically when updates are > available. I also use apt-listchanges to let me know what has changed in > those packages. > > >> - do you rely on the file system itself to manage disk fragmentation, or >> are there specific tools you use >> > > General consensus is that so long as the filesystem isn't very full, you > don't need to bother with defragging. > > >> - do you rely Apache to manage its own logs, or do you prune old ones >> (how often) >> >> > > I use logrotate to automatically gzip and rotate logs. > > Cheers, > Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Routine Admin...
Hi Mark, On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 10:27:40AM +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > - how often do you run apt* On servers I install apticron which emails me automagically when updates are available. I also use apt-listchanges to let me know what has changed in those packages. > - do you rely on the file system itself to manage disk fragmentation, or > are there specific tools you use General consensus is that so long as the filesystem isn't very full, you don't need to bother with defragging. > - do you rely Apache to manage its own logs, or do you prune old ones > (how often) > I use logrotate to automatically gzip and rotate logs. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Routine Admin...
On 7/11/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > This question is particularly aimed at server admin, but > desktop-specifics would be good. > > If you're running an Ubuntu box, what "routine admin" do you perform > > - how often do you run apt* > - do you rely on the file system itself to manage disk fragmentation, or > are there specific tools you use > - do you rely Apache to manage its own logs, or do you prune old ones > (how often) > > ... and so on, and so on. > > > At the moment, I run a cluster of four servers, using a cunning method > called "ad hoc management" :-) I'd like to tighten up what we're doing > (not least so I can hand over that kind of operational stuff to someone > else :-) ) > > M. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > Might be worth installing logwatch - it emails you relevant syslog messages. Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Routine Admin...
Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > This question is particularly aimed at server admin, but > desktop-specifics would be good. > > If you're running an Ubuntu box, what "routine admin" do you perform > > - how often do you run apt* > I run the apt update automagically every week. > - do you rely on the file system itself to manage disk fragmentation, or > are there specific tools you use > Theres no real need to do this since http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2006/08/17/why_doesn_t_linux_need_defragmenting > - do you rely Apache to manage its own logs, or do you prune old ones > (how often) > SyslogD and Cron should do the pruning but you might want to run a scheduled grep to seek key phrases and move those logs for later inspection I assume your sending all logs to one central log server ? > ... and so on, and so on. > Yes theres lots some intuitive, some process driven, all planned and considered. I guess it comes down to personality and mind set as to the approach though. Nik -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Routine Admin...
Hi all, This question is particularly aimed at server admin, but desktop-specifics would be good. If you're running an Ubuntu box, what "routine admin" do you perform - how often do you run apt* - do you rely on the file system itself to manage disk fragmentation, or are there specific tools you use - do you rely Apache to manage its own logs, or do you prune old ones (how often) ... and so on, and so on. At the moment, I run a cluster of four servers, using a cunning method called "ad hoc management" :-) I'd like to tighten up what we're doing (not least so I can hand over that kind of operational stuff to someone else :-) ) M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
