Re: [school-discuss] Recommended remote linux client admin tools?

[David Bucknell <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Dean.  Great points.  In my own defense, I already use the
command line.  ;-),  But I can always use all the help I can get!
Your suggestions are excellent.  I set up that network in 2005 and it
needs rethinking, but a new system admin who's new to Linux is working
there now (I left long ago)  and asked for my help.  My knowledge is
not as current as I would like, so I asked here.  I do appreciate your
points.  Very useful.

Thank you again.

Best wishes,

David
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Dean Montgomery <dmonty@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> SSH - with ssh-agent keys allows you to write scripts that can automate commands accross boxes.  Once you start using the linux command line you will find it is a large-magnitude faster than clicking through GUI applications - plus you can script/automate.
>
> CSSH - cluster ssh - works well with fluxbox window manager - allows you to connect to many ssh servers at once - type commands and they appear on all servers.  Ability to watch output of commands and click on individual screens that are not working.  Also helps having multi-monitor-desktop setup with this.
>
> NoMachine NX (FreeNX) - better compression/responce than VNC
>
> Diskless - run many computers off of one centralized server.  Clients mount their / /home file systems off of the main server.
>  * update a package centrally and all machines get updated.
>  * backups are central.
>  * improved centralized RAID.
>  * ability to grow the number inexpensive clients/hardware - e.g. quickly add linux desktops/labs; quickly add more dansguardian/proxy nodes to load balance; quickly add more apache web server nodes; etc.
>
>
>
> ----- "David Bucknell" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dear Schoolforgers,
>>
>> If you are successfully using a remote admin tool to install software
>> on linux clients, can you share its name/url with me/us?
>>
>> The clients are using various versions of Fedora, but don't let that
>> limit your responses.
>>
>> I'm trying out versions of VNC.
>>
>> Thank you for any pointers / experience you can share.
>>
>> David Bucknell
>>
>> NOTE: I sent this yesterday, but didn't see it.  If you already got
>> it, and want to ignore it, that's fine.  I just want to see proof
>> that
>> I sent it to the right place. ;-)
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> --
> Dean Montgomery
> Network Support Tech./Programmer
> http://dmonty.blogs.sd73.bc.ca/
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>
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NEW Office Address:
IKN E-Learning Center
91 Soi Pracha Suk, Opposite Intamarra 30
Din Daeng, Bangkok 10401
Map: http://ischoolnet.org/map

NEW Mailing Address: PO Box 90, Suthisan Post Office
International Knowledge Networks, Co., Ltd.
Din Daeng, Bangkok 10321
Thailand