miT Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Continuing in part off of my last Ubuntu Server post, "The Perfect Linux Server" - http://forums.hak5.org/index.php?showtopic=15160, I decided that i wanted the server to send me emails updating its status with me. If the HD space gets low, the RAM is all used up, services go down, or even i lose internet at my house while im out and about, i get a nice email from my server notifying me of the problem (at least when my inet comes back online). What better way to top this off than with use of a gmail account that i already owned and used? In this post, i will walk you through installing the following along side your postfix installation: Self signed SSL certfication (don't want anyone being nosey!) Apticron - A nice set of scripts that will execute 'apt-get udpate' and email you the results Webmin - One of the best web based management consoles for head-less servers. Has a great system notification setup, along with many many many other goodies. Note: This how-to assumes you've already installed Postfix mail server on an Ubuntu Linux Server (sudo apt-get postfix) http://timashley.me/node/370 Enjoy! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmist! Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 good job sir. keep it up. great walkthrough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Nice job, I think I set my server up without having to use a CA. I cannot recall how I did it, but I think it was easier to do. Why the CA anyhow, just to make sure that no one snoops yer email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miT Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 good job sir. keep it up. great walkthrough Thanks man :) It's always nice to get some positive feedback. I have been keeping it up, check out my other posts: Video Tutorial: Installing Airpwn On Ubuntu 9.10: http://forums.hak5.org/index.php?showtopic=15880 Video Tutorial: Installing Aircrack + Wicrawl On Ubuntu Linux: http://forums.hak5.org/index.php?showtopic=15929 Nice job, I think I set my server up without having to use a CA. I cannot recall how I did it, but I think it was easier to do. Why the CA anyhow, just to make sure that no one snoops yer email? Yes. I wanted to communicate with the google mail servers over a TLS SSL connection. Since my server will be sending me reports (Such as security patches to my linux server), i don't want someone to see that email and realize that my server is unpatched and vulnerable to attack. Yeah i know this is probably over-board and involves a couple extra steps, but i try to keep security in mind at all times. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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