Re: System administration question

On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 02:33:47PM +0100, Mitja Podreka wrote:
> hello
>
> As I'm very new in system administrating and not an old Debian user
> either, I would like to ask you for some suggestions about system
> administration.
> I have six identical networked computers running Debian. All the
> computers are new and powerful enough to run all the necessary applications.
> Question: how to administer the computers centraly (install new
> software, change settings,...)? What programs or technologies should I use?
> A simple explaination or link will be more than enough.
>
> Thanks,
> Mitja
Hi Mitja,
to access the machines securly: ssh.
to block unwanted traffic: iptables.
to manage software: aptitude.
to check system activity: top.
to check network traffic: iptraf.
to check who is on: w, who.
to see what's happening: ps -A f.

remove any unneeded services: ftp, telnet, ...
cheers,
Kev
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