It is possible to monitor UNIX system load average and if it crossed certain limit an email can be send to admin user or even text via pager/sms.
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1) Download/view chksysload.bash script
2) Open script using vi:
# vi chksysload.bash
3) Customize it according to your needs:
# Setup up limit below
NOTIFY=”6.0″
# Setup admin user email-id
EMAIL=”me@mycorp.net”
# Subject for email
SUBJECT=”Alert $(hostname) load average”
4) Save and close the file.
5) Install script as cronjob
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Where is chksysload.bash? The link is broken. Please check and make this script available.
Thanks
Johnny
Johnny,
Link is fixed. Have a fun!
hello i want to set my ubuntu squid for my network users that if they dont pay the fees of month then account willbe freezed .
how can i set this in ubuntu 8.0.4
thanx