Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 19:38:11 +0100 From: Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de> To: "BigBrother (BigB3)" <bigbrother@bonbon.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Administering a large number of freebsd machines Message-ID: <3DF0EE93.1070505@liwing.de> References: <20021206201457.H10707-100000@bigb3server.bbcluster.gr>
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BigBrother (BigB3) wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > (I sent this email to freebsd-security but it never appeared on the > list, nor it returned back-very strange for freebsd-security;does freebsd > security has any problem?) > The question below is not security related. Maybe that's why you didn't get an answer. > I have a small question. When I was administering one freebsd box the > things were quite easily. I could easily read the emails that were sent to > root, the logcheck reports and the tripwire reports. You can also easily sent the messages to a central mail account and read them at once. > After administering one box, I was made responsible for other freebsd > boxes...The fact is that now the email reports have been > multiplied. Also making all the neccesary upgrades, monitoring and other > everyday things has been made very time consuming. > > My question is...Is there any usefull guide or book of how you can > administer efficiently large number of freebsd boxes in term of security, > upgrades and software deployment? My job is not being a full day system > administrator and thus I have to be involved as low time i administering > the boxes as possible. Did you read the FreeBSD handbook and the book "The complete FreeBSD"? If not, it's a good start. You can find many things at http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html and http://www.freebsdmall.com/ - but I do not really understand what are you searching for, so a quick check by you may help you to decide :-) > Thank you very much in advance for any usefull tip! No thanks and good luck, Jens > > - --- > We are being monitored..but there is a solution... > Use PGP for signing and encrypting emails!!!! > Download my public key at http://www.us.pgp.net > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) > > iD8DBQE98OpbGe/V3CxAyHoRAmt6AKDGIxyQqPE+R8/TzcAbYisy6VpZvACcDxpU > jwoKbT2q84uRDtc5tPyq1EU= > =rNDW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- L i W W W i Jens Rehsack L W W W L i W W W W i nnn gggg LiWing IT-Services L i W W W W i n n g g LLLL i W W i n n g g Friesenstraße 2 gggg 06112 Halle g g g Tel.: +49 - 3 45 - 5 17 05 91 ggg e-Mail: <rehsack@liwing.de> Fax: +49 - 3 45 - 5 17 05 92 http://www.liwing.de/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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