5 tasks CollectNode can help managing servers
CollectNode will allow you manage your servers, execute tasks, get status, make any type of checks, generate reports, etc etc. CollectNode is agentless, you can have it installed and configured in a couple of minutes, and start executing tasks though thousands of...
read moreDisplaying all Cron users jobs (python script)
Sometimes displaying all Cron users jobs can be a tedious work, and more if we need to know for several servers. Let's see how to get the information using a Python script. [crayon-5ad9f884d327e334738143/] This script gets by default the...
read moreEasiest way to do a remote sudo
Let's see the easiest way to do a remote sudo: Usually when a [crayon-5ad9f884d34ee602535017-i/] command is executed in a remote server, an error is receive telling us that a remote [crayon-5ad9f884d34f4068523902-i/] in not possible, even if the user have permissions...
read moreCtrl+Z or What to do when Ctrl+C doesn’t work
When a process launched become hanged, the most useful option to kill it is to press [crayon-5ad9f884d365f456022037-i/], but what to do when Ctrl+C doesn't work? In this cases it is very useful to use [crayon-5ad9f884d3665803042426-i/]. While Ctrl+C tries to kill the...
read moreVideo: Understanding CollectNode output
In this video we can check the CollectNode output. How CollectNode executes a simple command, and gets the report, which is explained. The command to execute is: [crayon-5ad9f884d3823051290763/] The getent command displays entries from databases supported by the Name...
read morevideo: How to get list of servers sorted by OS
In this video we will see how to get a list of servers sorted by OS, displaying the operating system for each one, CollectNode gets the servers from a file, then analyze them and finally displays the report. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOugg9I5zaM Leave...
read moreChange user password remotely
It is easy to change the password for a local user, just type:[crayon-5ad9f884d3a1f401898756/] and follow the instructions. But, when we have to change password remotely, things became more complicated. We can make login in each server and change the password manually...
read moreExecute sudo commands remotely
By default execute remote commands on Unix/Linux systems is as easy as type this code: [crayon-5ad9f884d3d75588862429/] But sometimes the result is not the expected: [crayon-5ad9f884d3d7b093966808/] What is happening here is that sudo by default requires a TTY in...
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