[ubuntu-uk] Routine Admin...

[Kris Marsh]

On 7/11/07, Mark Harrison <Mark at yourpropertyexpert.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This question is particularly aimed at server admin, but
> desktop-specifics would be good.
>
> If you're running an Ubuntu box, what "routine admin" do you perform....
>
> - how often do you run apt*
> - do you rely on the file system itself to manage disk fragmentation, or
> are there specific tools you use
> - do you rely Apache to manage its own logs, or do you prune old ones
> (how often)
>
> ... and so on, and so on.
>
>
> At the moment, I run a cluster of four servers, using a cunning method
> called "ad hoc management" :-) I'd like to tighten up what we're doing
> (not least so I can hand over that kind of operational stuff to someone
> else :-) )
>
> M.
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Might be worth installing logwatch - it emails you relevant syslog messages.

Kris