html page?
I like the plain text file, a html type page can read up the text file view it or a combination of text pages at one time.
Also i saw a php page a while back that would display some server information, it might of just been apache stuff, i do not remember.
I like the fact of a dynamic page as well in some php form, but i want to stay away from that for now. I know a lot of you guys are up on that stuff with the php code and that would be great, but again, i was concerned with the ability to easily read or copy a file with current information by other software. I also wanted to learn how to do some cron stuff.
I think a web viewable type page and/or pages is the first choice i had to place information retrieved, because there is a default ibay of primary already there and it could be easily read or copied to some others location as well.
I started out with .prn file but second thoughts led me to an .txt file, basically making it readable by many different sorts of programs.
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Hi Charlie,
On using the uptime program.
The uptime report is kool, it even tells us even the number of users on a server, WOW. Now, i can tell if any users are on the system before a reboot.
I find two things of importance that you may not. I like to have the dates and times of a boot on all computers, even a reboot is beneficial. The uptime gives me fast information from when the last time a boot occurred. I once even had to write a windows service program that keep up with how long a computer stays up and running. This is vital information when you are trying to solve for problems of various kinds. Maybe there is a power or electrical problem, a problem of somebody booting the computer and not telling you they are doing so , maybe you are interested in if a computer was running at certain times for various reasons, the list can not be preconceived most of the times, but the information is very helpful.
The logs of computers booting or just how long the computer is running and when it is running does not get big, even over years.
I have found this information just too valuable to be overlooked when it is needed and uptime time can be a handy source of information.
I did a little work on trying to create a log upon bootup that would write to a file of my choice but i am having problems there too.
Linux is just dandy if you know how to use it and i appreciate your hard unselfish work, sincerely, Paul.