Re: Administrator's Journal

[Steve <emags () yourmail com>]

I like the idea of a database program called  Systems Panel  by Sysbotz:

http://www.sysbotz.com

And, of course, treepad:

http://www.treepad.com

On Wednesday 12 May 2004 06:03 am, Khurt Williams wrote:
> 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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