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Linux/SSH APT Update

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Overview​

The Linux/SSH APT Update Event Monitor checks for updates for your Linux devices and alerts you when one is available. It runs 'apt-get update' on systems that support 'Advanced Package Tool Get Update' (apt-get) and alerts if updates are available.

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Use Cases​

  • Ensuring Linux systems have the latest fixes applied.

Monitoring Options​

This event monitor provides the following options:

  • Alert With [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if the SSH server is unreachable: Receive alerts if PIM+ could not contact the SSH server.
  • Alert With [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if updates are available: Receive alerts when updates are available.
  • Alert With [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if updates were installed: Receive alerts if updates have been installed since the last check.
  • Alert With [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if installed updates need a system reboot: Receive an alert if newly installed updates require a system reboot.
  • Automatically apply available updates: Check this box if you want updates to be automatically applied.
  • Include the list of available updates in each notification: Receive a list of all available updates in the notifications generated by each event monitor run.

Authentication and Security​

The account used for authentication must have interactive login rights via SSH. Additionally, the account must have permission to run the following command:

apt-get

Protocols​

Data Points​

This event monitor generates the following data points:

Sample Output​

Sample Output