From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 12 14:49:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D07216A4CA for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:49:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from data2@cablespeed.com) Received: from admin2.cablespeed.com (mail.cablespeed.com [216.15.205.76]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 270EF441B9 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:43:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from data2@cablespeed.com) Received: from dummy.name; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:44:17 -0600 Message-ID: <05b101c71dfc$152b1ea0$05dc3818@mdm246a3e4f6fc> From: "Jon Krause" To: "stan" , "Free BSD Questions list" References: <20061212115503.GA13120@teddy.fas.com> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:44:52 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 Cc: Subject: Re: Software inventory management X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:49:18 -0000 From: "stan" Subject: Software inventory management : : Sudenly there is an improved desire to keep up to date on the latest : security fixes at work. I've got about 50 machines that I manage. OpenBSD, : FreeBSD, Linux, Solairs, and HP-UX. : : I am looking for recomendations for a (hopefully automed), prefereably : web based tool to keep up with what versions of OS, OS patches, and ports : are installed on these machines. : : Could anyone with experience using such a tool share their experience, : both good and bad for such [ackages? : I am not sure about any 'automated' solutions, but Request Tracker could fill the need. Have a look at: http://bestpractical.com/rt/features.html It's avalable in ports: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/www/rt36/pkg-descr With this extension (AssetTracker): http://atwiki.chaka.net/ Good Luck, Jon : -- : Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. : (Dennis Ritchie) : : _______________________________________________ : freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list : http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions : To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"