Les Mikesell wrote: > Johnny Hughes wrote: >>>> >>>> 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/ >>>> > >>>> >>> 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. > > But... You need a bunch of perl and php modules that would be better > handled as rpms (and even nicer if their install script could 'yum > install' them if missing or dependencies pulled them in automatically). > They may all be available from the rpmforge repo. > That is true ... I look at the docs and install the applicable RPMS from rpmforge (or make them myself) as required when doing these things. So I guess an RPM version MIGHT be good :D -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 252 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080209/70fae8b9/attachment-0005.sig>