Remote management 1

[Hondy]

Hi Guys

Can you tell me what remote administration tool you use to access your Linux server?

Windows uses RDP/Terminal Services Administration licensing, what is the Linux equivalent?

I know there are products like VNC which will do console access (i.e. you control the screen as if you were stood next to the server) but I was wondering of there was a session based one so multiple users can log on at the same time like RDP?

Thanks

 

[GunnarD]

My server runs in runlevel 3 (No X).

From my workstation wich is running linux with X i ssh ("ssh -X" if you dont have X-tunneling configured in server) to a server and then runs the tools i need.

This way several users can use the machine at the sametime.

 

[itsp1965]

Haven't tried this with multiple users but you may also consider deploying webmin (

http://www.webmin.com)

which allows you to manage your servers via web browser

 

[RhythmAce]

I like webmin. You can create user accounts so others have access also. Webmin allows you to administer all your servers from your browser as well as your entire system. It is very secure. Each user needs to provide a username/password to login. It can run in either http or https mode. You also pick the port it uses. Everything is handled via modules. So you can have several admins and assign them only the modules you want them to have. There is also a "Usermin" module so you can have a cpanel type interface for your site administrators. I don't want to sound like I'm pushing webmin. There are others out there and are free just as webmin is but I haven't used them. You can check it out at

http://www.webmin.com

 

[RhythmAce]

Check this out:

http://www.webmin.com.

 

[thedaver]

Just call the help desk... LOL... ;-)

Actually some distributions (Redhats and Ubuntus) have some command line based tools custom built to manage key configuration (e.g. printer config) and services... that's an SSH session opportunity. I've managed 7 years of linux use without VNC... perhaps that's silly, but it can be done.

D.E.R. Management - IT Project Management Consulting

http://www.dermanagement.com/

 

[Hondy]

SSH, interesting. Thats not as bad an idea as I initially thought...although it will mean learning the commands!!

 

[Hondy]

ok, ssh works, i'm using putty.

How do you actually do anything though?? I can browse around the diretcories fine but if you want to edit a file for example... how do you do it?

if you can tell me this I should be able to work the other bits out, i want to search for httpd.conf, then i want to edit it... how do i do it??

thanks!

 

[thalligan]

Webmin might be a better idea. To work in the shell you are going to have to be familiar with standard unix command structure.

To answer your question

find / -name httpd.conf

then

vi /foo/wherever/httpd.conf (you might be better off using nano which is a an editor that is a little easier to grasp)

 

[Hondy]

thanks thalligan. I would like to learn command level anyway, I had a look at webmin but it looked a bit heavy and I probably couldn't install it

 

[RhythmAce]

I came across this site by pure happenstance but you may find it of interest.

http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/gnu_linux_tools_guide/index.html

There is also stuff there for administering your specific system.