Remote monitoring of Linux systems

[Paul Williamson]

We have just set up a student lab with several RH Linux 7.0 systems.
The catch is I would like to run something like Xload on one of them to
monitor what the load is on several other systems. Is there a way to do
that or a package I could get hold of to perform this function with out
putting too much load on the other systems.

Thanks,

Paul

[MJ Ray]

Paul Williamson <pa...@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> writes:

> The catch is I would like to run something like Xload on one of them to
> monitor what the load is on several other systems. Is there a way to do
> that or a package I could get hold of to perform this function with out
> putting too much load on the other systems.

At a simplistic level, rwho does this. More sophisticated solutions
are available: just look for system monitoring on freshmeat or
something.
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MJR
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Meets every month or so and OPN #alug on Mondays at 2000 UK
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[jbuc...@buchanan1.net]

In alt.os.linux Paul Williamson <pa...@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
> The catch is I would like to run something like Xload on one of them to
> monitor what the load is on several other systems. Is there a way to do

With me sitting on zaphod, ichabod is in my workshop:

xhost + ichabod;rsh ichabod "export DISPLAY=zaphod:0;xload" &

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[michael james obrien]

: With me sitting on zaphod, ichabod is in my workshop:

: xhost + ichabod;rsh ichabod "export DISPLAY=zaphod:0;xload" &

Using rsh is asking for trouble. It's obsolete and dangerous. Use ssh
instead. You wont have to do the export DISPLAY or xhost + either.

[jbuc...@buchanan1.net]

In alt.os.linux michael james obrien <mob...@aix05.unm.edu> wrote:
> Using rsh is asking for trouble. It's obsolete and dangerous. Use ssh
> instead. You wont have to do the export DISPLAY or xhost + either.

After re-reading the original post, and seeing that it is a student
lab, I'd have to agree. Anyone who uses any of the r commands in that
environment, or on the public Internet is taking a risk.

I suppose I'm spoiled by the fairly safe environments that I'm used to
working in. I do use ssh when I'm worried about who might be looking
at my packets.

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