Re: [MLUG] server checking

[Jason McIntosh <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Oh, one other thing I literally just saw:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050101130423871
It's for OS X, but should still apply.
Jason

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On Jan 3, 2005, at 12:23 PM, Jason McIntosh wrote:

> Shawn:
> nagios might work for some of what you're thinking of.  At the very 
> least, I'd look at nagios for server monitor.  http://www.nagios.org/
>
> I've got it setup to send an email to my sprint email address, and 
> then sprint configured to SMS me when there's a problem.  Course, the 
> configuration takes a while to get right initially, but it works great 
> when it's there.  And, if you've got a palm phone with wireless or 
> similar, you can connect to the sprint to download email via pop.
> Anyways - check out nagios.  It's also extensible, as you can create 
> your own plugins, monitor multiple servers, etc.
> Jason
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> On Jan 3, 2005, at 12:20 PM, Shawn Parker wrote:
>
>>
>> i'm looking for a program (gentoo package would be sweet) or script 
>> that checks the status of server daemons-whether it's up or down-and 
>> emails/calls me if there is a problem. i could write a perl script to 
>> do so, but i'm sure some already exist; why reinvent the wheel.
>>
>> so, if apache crashes the server would email or text message me. i 
>> know cpanel has this functionality, but i'm not going to pay for 
>> cpanel.
>>
>> -- 
>> Shawn Parker
>> Network Administrator
>> Cumulus Media
>> Columbia, Missouri - KBXR, KFRU, KOQL, KPLA
>> Jefferson City, Missouri - KBBM, KJMO, KLIK
>> 573-449-4141 Ext: 331
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