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@SeijiSensei - thanks for the suggestion, ill do this as i monitor over the coming days.
@philhughes - checked the file with stat and the change dates look like they marry up with what id expect,...

Hi,

My EDR threw up an alert last night on my Ubuntu 22.04 web server.

Cron wrote to /etc/passwd for some reason.

Ive looked at the file and dont see anything unusual.
...

noted. thanks

Thats it.

Thankyou Ian

Hi,

I want to backup my wordpress database and a couple directories

I have this script saved as backup.sh and i have made it executable.
My server user account (useraccount in this scenario)...

Hi,

Fairly new to Linux, been a Windows sheep for what seems forever! :)

Im setting up a 16.04 Ubuntu webserver to host a few websites.

I have setup SSH key Pairing and disabled password...

Yes - here is the link

http://kb.lsi.com/Attachment782.aspx

Hi all,

I need to install MegaRaid Software Manager to monitor my raid.

The official LSI instructions say i need to bodge it to install it on Ubuntu!!!!

But im stuck at step 1

1. check...

Hi all,

I am publishing my Nagios web console to be accessible over the interweb, now I need to make it secure.

I have loaded a test VM with Nagios 3.4.1 on, on Ubuntu 12.04 desktop...

Found the problem

My machine has multiple network cards.

IPv6 was causing the issue.

Adding this line to /etc/postfix/main.cf sorted it

inet_protocols = ipv4

Morning,

I am building a new Nagios monitoring machine.

Running 12.04 LTS Desktop 32-bit.

I have installed Postfix and mailx

But when my system starts up, the postfix service does not...

Hi all,

Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop 32bit

I have set up a scheduled task to email me reports from Nagios every Monday at 00:01

It didnt run though and the syslog says:


Feb 20 00:00:01 UBUNTU...

OMG this is the best thing i have ever seen!

Thankyou so much Matt, my ubuntu install is now on 2 seperate machines side by side next to me and i can break them until my heart is content!

maybe it was just Ghost didnt write the ext file system properly then?

When I booted machine the following came up

blinking curser for approx 1 mintue

then

BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu...

@Matt - thanks ill look at that now - my system on a live CD would be the most handyest thing i think ill ever use!

@cheesemill - thanks for the suggestion but i have already tried with Norton...

Hi all,

I have my unbuntu 11.04 machine running and it has Nagios/Curl/Apache/MYSQL and a few other progs on it.

I need to try something that will potentially kill my Ubuntu machine and Nagios...

@sj1410 - thanks ill look at that now.

@btindie - the file is called gammu-smsd
Its an SMS Daemon (part of the Gammu package) that scans a MYSQL database for text messages inserted from Nagios....

Hi all,

I have a daemon that i need running 24/7 but at the moment when its not doing anything it stops itself.

Is there a command or a file i can edit that will check to see if its running and...

ok progress

following this thread on here
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1320803

I am now in the same situation as the OP started in

My job now starts but upon running sudo...

Hi all,

Im following a guide on setting up 2 way text messaging through MYSQL and Nagios.

However i have come a little unstuck and my newb linux knowledge has run out!

Guide states:

Now...

ignore

Hi all,

I have a complete Windows (sorry) network apart from 1 Ubuntu 11.04 desktop edition machine that i am using for monitoring (Nagios)

I need my nagios cfg files backed up to my Windows...

Ok i think i have sorted it

I have checked out a few other commands on the system that Nagios uses and i believe it goes into

/usr/local/nagios/libexec

Hi,

I am new to linux and learning everyday.

Next challenge is scripts.

I have a script that i have gotten from Nagios Exchange to monitor websites...

Sorry please ignore i found the answer at

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NokiaEvolutionSyncing/Gnokii