On Mon, 29 Dec 2008, Barry Brimer wrote: > > man sosreport > man sysreport > _______________________________________________ I second the recommendation. sos/sysreport will collect all kinds of stuff, generate a static html page for it, then tar it all up. Trivial to wrap a shell script around it to provide the inputs, email it off, stash it away, etc, etc. Plus its the first Python program I ever modified (did I mention that it is dead simple to extend?). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine