Questions regarding installation of Xymon 🔗 link

I am looking to install xmon on our linux server, however, our SA's will not give me root to install it.  Can I install xymon without root and get it up and running?  If so, is there an installation manual that I can see.

When I used BigBrother, I installed everything using root and could not do it otherwise, I wonder if it is possible to install Xymon without the use of root.

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 7:04 PM, LOZOVSKY, DANIEL L <user-5085da3588ee@xymon.invalid> wrote:

you could convince your SA to install xymon client pkg for your linux
distro. there is also a xymon server pkg
for your distro.

you could download and install the client on your ~/xymon dir as well.
installing the xymon server
would be complicated with all those dependency libraries.

details to build a xymon server:  http://xymon.com/xymon/help/install.html

When I used BigBrother, I installed everything using root and could not do it otherwise, I wonder if it is possible to install Xymon without the use of root.

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Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

If you mean Xymon client it will be no big deal.
I never used a priviledged user for BigBrother or Xymon client, not for
installation nor elsewhere (one of the main advantages of Xymon!).
Once a user for the client is added by the Unix admins (usually group
other) with a home dir, I can install the client.

I created an install script to
- copy all neccessary dirs via scp to the client, and
- create a cronjob to check if the client is up. If not, it will start the
client,
- copy the ssh keys for keybased authentification (makes it a lot more
easier to administer the clients).

Thus I don't need extra rights to insert a start-script in init.d or so,
and the system will not be modified in core components/libraries/whatever.
This is a lot more foolproof and makes the SA's happier.

Norbert


From:	"LOZOVSKY, DANIEL L" <user-5085da3588ee@xymon.invalid>
To:	"xymon at xymon.com" <xymon at xymon.com>,
Date:	02/19/2013 07:22 AM
Subject:	[Xymon] Questions regarding installation of Xymon
Sent by:	xymon-bounces at xymon.com

I am looking to install xmon on our linux server, however, our SA's will
not give me root to install it.  Can I install xymon without root and get
it up and running?  If so, is there an installation manual that I can see.

When I used BigBrother, I installed everything using root and could not do
it otherwise, I wonder if it is possible to install Xymon without the use
of root.