Try snmp. Easy to configure and install. Then you can cron polling to the
system, script it, and email you anywhere.
Works great.




"Jeff Sheffel" <bogus@bogus.com> wrote in message
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> What are some recommended (Linux/Unix) operating system monitoring
> applications? Any useful resources (websites)?
>
> I would prefer open-source, but inexpensive commercial apps are
> considerable.
>
> The basic requirements are typical: monitor certain production
> processes, monitor file system usage, monitor other servers, provide
> logging and notification (!).
>
> Footnote: I'm beginning to use InfoWatcher, which is two Perl programs
> that use the messages file interface, but I'm now having to debug and
> patch the app for my needs. I'm familiar with Swatch.
>