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How to get Linux Update info from client

list Axel Beckert
Tue, 5 Jun 2018 18:11:58 +0200
Message-Id: <user-865a3d43254c@xymon.invalid>

Hi Kris,

On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 07:48:01AM -0700, Kris Springer wrote:
   I've got the 'xymon-client' installed on many machines and was wondering
   if the client gathers any info regarding Security and Package updates that
   can be updated?  I've searched the 'clientlog' and there's no mention of
   Updates anywhere.  Does anyone have a way to view available updates from
   linux clients?
Debian's hobbit-plugins collection contains checks for apt as well as for yum:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/hobbit-plugins/tree/master/src/usr/lib/xymon/client/ext

If you're on Debian or a Debian derivative like Ubuntu, you can just
do "apt install hobbit-plugins" and the "apt" check is active by
default.

The yum check works fine on at least RHEL 6 and 7. Just copy it to the
proper directory and write a tiny .cfg file to activate it.

		Kind regards, Axel
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