I found this howto for installing Nagios on Linode and thought I'd share it after using it to successfully install and configure Nagios.

Author: Amanda Folson
Published: May 26, 2010

Nagios is a flexible monitoring system framework that makes it possible to maintain consistent monitoring of a broad range of infrastructural components. Many users use Nagios to monitor a broad range of network services over protocols that include SMTP and POP3 (email), HTTP (web), ICMP (ping), and SSH. In addition to simple uptime monitoring, Nagios also contains features for advanced notification and graphing as well as an extensible plugin architecture that allows users to develop simple plugins for accessing unique monitoring information and providing customized reports.

Hey everyone,

I was late in ordering our 10.04 CDs but they arrived today. If you want/need Ubuntu/Kubuntu/ and/or Server CDs please respond to this email with your Name and shipping address. It would also be nice if you could help with the cost of shipping as it will cost me to send them to you. In the PHX valley they will be available free at upcoming Installfest and PLUG east side meeting and east side Stammtische.

Scott Gwin
j.scott.gwin@ubuntu.com

Hey all,

I am finally scheduled to go in front of the ubuntu Membership Board on Tuesday 6th at 13:00 AZ time in #ubuntu-meeting. It would be great if you would show your support by attending this meeting and showing me your support. You can help my chances of being granted membership on the first try by editing my wiki and adding an endorsement for membership. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/j.scott.gwin This will also show you a little about the process of getting yourself ready to apply for Ubuntu membership yourself.

Alright!! Thank you all for your support. The AZ LoCo was the most represented group in that meeting. Way to go guys. Now we just need to start grooming more of you for Ubuntu membership.

I'm going to start by saying that if you didn't make it to SCaLE this year you missed quite an event. Everything about this event was top notch. The Westin has the most comfortable beds in the world. I am qualified to make that statement if you need to know my qualifications, feel free to contact me by any means you have at your disposal. Oh, before I go any further, I want to thank Nate Hutchins (hutchnate) because if it hadn't been for his proactive nature I wouldn't have been able to go. Ya see, it was his idea in the first place and he drove. So we left Thursday afternoon and drove most of the way to LA and stopped for the night in some small town and slept on beds that were about as comfortable sleeping on hard wood floors without a mattress pad. Anyway, the Chevy Equinox is a great road trip vehicle in that it's comfortable and gets good gas mileage. navigation was brilliantly handled by my Motorola Droid using Google maps/navigation.

The Konami Code is enabled here. Don't know what that is?

Do this: ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A ( and hit enter) and you will see for yourself. [ IF YOU DARE ] //have fun

This looks fun to use, and proceeds go to the World Wildlife Foundation ( not the World wrestling federation).