I'm a VoIP engineer, don't know a lick of linux and was still able to install fedora core 3 and compile nagios. It's worth diving into..... <div>On 8/2/06, Jim Perrin <<a href="mailto:jperrin@gmail.com">jperrin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 8/2/06, jon.johnston <<a href="mailto:jon.johnston@gmail.com">jon.johnston@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > After trying to work with Nagios for a while, I've determined that it's > not the best fit for most of the environments I work with. Looks like > great stuff, but takes too long to setup, configure, and get running in > network environments where I would leave it with administrators will > little to no linux knowledge. > > Is there something linux-based that would be comparable to "nagios > light"? Thanks for any input. While not nagios-lite and requiring some nagios know-how to set up, oreon is pretty good for a free/gpl product. It leaves users with a reasonably easy point and click interface to use, and is pretty straightforward. No linux knowledge required (unless something goes horribly wrong). -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash <a href="http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV"> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV</a> _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net"> Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users</a> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null </blockquote></div> -- - Justin