Johnny Hughes wrote: > Lorenzo Quatrini wrote: > > Johnny Hughes ha scritto: > >> > >> I would like to recommend a piece of software known as > GLPI ... when > >> used in conjunction with OCSng, it will track all hardware and > >> software installed on each machine, which users use which > machines, etc. > >> > >> It also can use ADS or LDAP for authentication, and there is the > >> ability to create FAQs that users can search. > >> > >> So, the combination can be used as a software/hardware inventory > >> program and trouble ticket system. > >> > >> http://glpi-project.org/?lang=en > >> > >> http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/ > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Johnny Hughes > >> > > Does someone has an rpm version? > > I did some tests on OCS-ng, but everything broke on the > upgrade of the > > test pc... > > WRT RPMS, no. > > They have built perl scripts to run for upgrades and > installs, and it is > very complex, so RPMS would just down load the stuff and execute the > perl script. Fairly worthless in this case. In fact, for > things that > just unpack into a web dir (mambo web server, phpmyadmin, > etc.) I think > RPMS are fairly worthless. Only good thing the RPMs do is account for the files on the file system and can be used to revert permissions or discover corrupted/compromised files (so long as the upgrades use RPMs too). -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.