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.
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