For control panels I use webmin, http://webmin.net/ , but take a look at ehcp, http://www.ehcp.net/diger/demo/ <http://www.ehcp.net/diger/demo/>
How to install http://www.howtoforge.com/set-up-ubuntu-server-with-ehcp-lamp-dns-ftp-mail-p2 For larger networks, there is nagios, http://www.nagios.org/, a powerful network monitoring open source pkg with numerous plug-ins and a large development community. opengear SDT plug-in is a single point of control. Complex and requires work to set up. For collaborative software, below is a good article with a list of choices in each category http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software http://moodle.org/about/ <http://moodle.org> is a complete open-source PHP collaborative learning pkg, but may be more than you need. Look at 2 server security with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol). It's worth the extra effort. Also has the best address book. Intro http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6789 openldap software http://www.openldap.org/ openldap is included in many distros. Computer security is a large subject. This is a free quick intro in pdf An Introduction to *Computer Security*: The NIST Handbook<http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-12/handbook.pdf> This site lists additional resources http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/tools_and_resources/ On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 6:11 AM, sarah escandor-tomas <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi, > > My org (a non-profit) and a colleague from another organisation are in > the process of upgrading servers. We hope to seek your advice... > > We are starting a process of upgrading servers. > > One of them is a web hosting server (Apache, PHP, MYSQL) which also has > e-mail services (POP3, IMAP, SMTP, etc), DNS and icecast running on it. > With these change we will improve the performance of our services and we > also want to get rid of VHCS, which is a GPL - Control Panel Software. > VHCS is no longer being updated. Months ago the development team split. > And the VHCS project stayed drifting. Now VHCS has become ispCP, and > even though there is a way to upgrade to ispCP, we would like to try > another Control Panel Software (GPL) instead. And we are hoping some one > from you guys would like to recommend software of this kind, that works > with the schemma: Administrators-Resellers-Users, with each user in > control of his/her services FTP, email, subdomains, databases, support > tickets, traffic control etc. > > We have seen syscp.org, gnupanel.org and others, but who knows which is > best? > > The second web server is working for a couple organizations (shared > server), in this one we would like to offer some integrated options of > groupware (under GPL, also) like calendar, address book, collaborative > edition of documents, etc. Here we found ebox-platform.com wich looks > good. Do you know another options?. > > And one last thing is: we are in need of a good hardening/securing > methodology, if you know some online resources or maybe a title of a > book we can buy, any of that will be very useful. > > Well, thank's in advance. > > Cheers, > Sarah > > -- > > > Sarah Escandor-Tomas > working from Manila, Philippines > Systems Administration Coordinator / Technical Information Coordinator > Association for Progressive Communications (APC) > APC Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) > Websites: www.apc.org; www.apcwomen.org; www.genderit.org; > www.takebackthetech.net > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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