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Dektop management solution for Unix/Linux flavours
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| Krishna 2004-03-11, 1:34 am |
| Hi All,
I am looking a solution for linux/unix desktop management for IT
department.
Here I am giving some of my requirments.
Printer Configuration
Launching Application
Environment Configuration
The above things i have to do from helpdesk to different linux
desktop.
I came accros different vendors, I found many of them are supporting
only windows.(for eg. scriptlogic)
Is there any solution available for UNIX/Linux flavors. Please give
your suggestions in this regards.
Thanks,
Krishna.
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| delboy 2004-03-12, 9:36 am |
| gkk1977@yahoo.co.in (Krishna) wrote in message news:<f9d79b88.0403102153.b420d29@posting.google.com>...
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking a solution for linux/unix desktop management for IT
> department.
>
> Here I am giving some of my requirments.
>
> Printer Configuration
> Launching Application
> Environment Configuration
>
> The above things i have to do from helpdesk to different linux
> desktop.
>
> I came accros different vendors, I found many of them are supporting
> only windows.(for eg. scriptlogic)
>
> Is there any solution available for UNIX/Linux flavors. Please give
> your suggestions in this regards.
>
> Thanks,
> Krishna.
You should have configuration files in /etc that will affect all
users.
Edit these. then put them on a central file server. then soft link to
them.
e.g. ln -s /mnt/file-server/congig/xxx /etc/xxx
Some config may have to be in users directorys. use the same
techneque.
Hope this is of help I don't fully understand the question.
I think you are looking for a tool to admin for you, if so may be some
one else can help. Good luck.
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| Tim Haynes 2004-03-12, 11:36 am |
| gkk1977@yahoo.co.in (Krishna) writes:
> I am looking a solution for linux/unix desktop management for IT
> department.
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> Here I am giving some of my requirments.
>
> Printer Configuration
> Launching Application
> Environment Configuration
>
> The above things i have to do from helpdesk to different linux desktop.
These things are not desktop functions, so I don't see what desktop
management has to do with it.
What's wrong with ssh -X ?
~Tim
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| In article <f9d79b88.0403102153.b420d29@posting.google.com>, Krishna wrote:
> I am looking a solution for linux/unix desktop management for IT
> department.
>
> Here I am giving some of my requirments.
>
> Printer Configuration
> Launching Application
> Environment Configuration
>
> The above things i have to do from helpdesk to different linux
> desktop.
I _think_ you're asking for a clickibunti gui-ish multiple un*x
configuration tool, yes?
While attempts exist to create such beasts, un*x has traditionally not
been administered that way, and it generally has no advantage to persist
in wanting that.
If you're looking for automation of the administration of many un*ces,
there exist far better options like cfengine and probably a number of
others (I trust this NG can provide at least 10 more).
The upshot is that you have more power on your hands and most solutions
are `free', too. The downside is that you have to invest some time in
getting to understand wtf you're doing. But that is good practice for
anyone into administrating anything at all, anyway.
--
j p d (at) d s b (dot) t u d e l f t (dot) n l .
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| Krishna 2004-03-15, 5:35 am |
| Hi All,
Thanks for all ur response.
I put my question in detail.
I am IT administrator. I want to manage(like installing software on a
particular pc, upgrading a software, configuring a particular software
in pc etc) all the pc available in my office which are in network. In
includes both window/Linux etc. I came across some vendors providing
solutions/products for windows. I am in need of a product which should
have capability of managing all the linux pc also.
Hope my question is clear. Can anyone help me in this regard.
Thanks,
Krishna.
jpd <read_the_sig@do.not.spam.it> wrote in message news:<1079214259.254764@ente.ipberlin.com>...
> In article <f9d79b88.0403102153.b420d29@posting.google.com>, Krishna wrote:
>
> I _think_ you're asking for a clickibunti gui-ish multiple un*x
> configuration tool, yes?
>
> While attempts exist to create such beasts, un*x has traditionally not
> been administered that way, and it generally has no advantage to persist
> in wanting that.
>
> If you're looking for automation of the administration of many un*ces,
> there exist far better options like cfengine and probably a number of
> others (I trust this NG can provide at least 10 more).
>
> The upshot is that you have more power on your hands and most solutions
> are `free', too. The downside is that you have to invest some time in
> getting to understand wtf you're doing. But that is good practice for
> anyone into administrating anything at all, anyway.
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