Re: Administrator's Journal

[Khurt Williams <khurtwilliams () verizon net>]

Would a web logging system suck as MoveableType or WordPress not provide 
the required functionality?
http://moveabletype.org/
http://wordpress.org
Of the two I prefer WordPress for ease of setup (about 5-10 minutes).

Kurt wrote:

> Am currently reading Aeleen Frisch's Essential System Administration.
>
> She recommends 'plod', which runs on *nix/FreeBSD.
>
> It's possible that it would compile under cygwin, but I've not tried it,
> nor am I aware of a native win32 equivalent.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff [mailto:Jeff@Not_A_Real_Address.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 08:52
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Administrator's Journal
>
>
> Not certain where else to send this ... but am open to suggestions.
>
> In the past I have kept paper journals about everything that has
> been done to a specific machine; date setup, software installed,
> passwords for iLO etc., OS patches installed, app patches installed,
> configuration changes.
>
> If nothing else, it's been tedious and as a result, often incomplete.
> It is very easy to "tweak and run". Later, while trying to remember
> why you, (or worse, was it you or someone else) made the change, you
> vow again to document better.
>
> Is anyone aware of "Administrator's Journal" software? I would love
> to be able to document on a much better scale the who, what, where,
> when and how of install/changes, including the ability to add
> attachments like the pdf of how to install the application change
> or a link to a web page that documents what was done.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
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