On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Steven D'Aprano <[email protected]>wrote:
> de Haan wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Im fairly new to programming in python, and have a question. >> >> Im looking to build a program that monitor's certain things on my Linux >> system. for instance disk space. What is the best way to monitor a Linux >> server without using to much resources? >> > > Why reinvent the wheel? What's wrong with using an existing system such as > Nagios or Cactii? This is true, and yes, Nagios is good for this job. But im wondering what the best way is... > > > > Should I execute shell commands and grab the output of them? Or should i >> use >> SNMP. Or is there a better way? >> > > Depends on what and how often you're checking. > Most likely live monitoring. > > > -- > Steven > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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