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Contents 1 Solutions in Software 1.1 Backup 1.2 monitoring 1.3 migrating servers 1.4 AAA 2 Gems you might not know about 2.1 Security 2.1.1 schroot 2.2 X 2.2.1 synergy

Solutions in Software

Backup

• rsync
• bacula
• arkeia (commercial)

monitoring

• nagios
• BigBrother and its derivates
• munin
• smokeping
• monit
• HotSaNIC
• cricket
• cacti

migrating servers

• rsync/tar/cp -a

AAA

• PAM/NSS
• LDAP
• RADIUS

Gems you might not know about

Security

schroot

Securely enter a chroot environment. schroot allows the user to run a command or a login shell in a chroot environment. If no command is specified, a login shell will be started in the user’s current working directory inside the chroot.

X

synergy

"Share mouse, keyboard and clipboard over the network" - you only need one mouse + keyboard to control several desktops w/ displays.

Synergy is a very good alternative to x2x/x2vnc. It features Windows, Linux and MacOS clients and does a bit more than x2x or vnc. It can not only share your clipboard to all machines attached, but also disable all screensavers/locked screens at once.

URL: http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/