Hi, check_apt in general works. I have Problems with the "security" and "non- security" determination in Ubuntu. Example:
/etc/motd says: 94 packages can be updated. 47 updates are security updates. Maybe old Datan? No: #/usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-updates-available 94 packages can be updated. 47 updates are security updates. #/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human-readable 94 packages can be updated. 47 updates are security updates. Those two update-notifier scripts are responsible for the motd generation... So ok, Ubuntu pretends there are security updates. Let's see what check_apt tells me: #./check_apt -d APT WARNING: 94 packages available for dist-upgrade (0 critical updates). Hm. Regards, Markus Am Montag 11 Oktober 2010, um 02:02:12 schrieb John Berkers: > All, > > I find that using check_apt works, however, it requires that apt-get update > be run periodically. > > This seems to be standard on Ubuntu Desktop, however, Ubuntu server does > not seem to have this enabled by default. > > If you add a job to cron.daily it should resolve it. > > Regards, > > John Berkers > Senior Security Engineer > [email protected] > 0468 944 848 > > IPSec Pty Ltd > 10 Omnico Business Park > 270 Ferntree Gully Rd > Notting Hill, VIC, 3168, Australia > Tel: 1300 890 902 Fax: 1300 890 912 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of j.roberts > Sent: Monday, 11 October 2010 10:51 > To: Opsview Users > Subject: Re: [opsview-users] Ubuntu Package Monitoring with check_apt > > On 09/10/10 13:04, Markus Wernicke wrote: > > Hi List, > > > > i already posted this in the Forums, but got no response. Maybe more luck > > with the mailinglist :) > > > > I'm using the check_apt plugin quite a long time on pure debian systems. > > Now i'm facing this issue on ubuntu hosts: check_apt keeps telling me > > that there are NO security related updates. Ubuntu, on the other hand, > > generates a motd on a regular base (you see the motd if you login via > > ssh) which tells there ARE security relevant updates.. > > I am not using check_apt but I note that this below has been released > (early code): > > http://nagios-aptwatch.alioth.debian.org/ > > Maybe check_apt does not work right now? > > There's also this: > > http://www.logix.cz/michal/devel/nagios/ > > I will check all these sometime soon... > > J _______________________________________________ Opsview-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.opsview.org/lists/listinfo/opsview-users
