Network Watch Feature README
(introduced in gPS 0.5.1)
The network watch feature allows gPS to watch remote computers like it watches the one it is running on.
This feature is composed of two parts:
- gPS, which is responsible to ask the remote machines for information
- rgpsp, a program (daemon) that must be run on all remotely watched computers to answer gPS requests. We call rgpsp a poller (rgpsp = remote gPS poller)
Both gPS and rgpsp are distributed in this package, and when you install gPS you may choose between installing gPS, rgpsp or both.
Currently rgpsp is available for Linux and FreeBSD/i386, but we are working to provide a generic Unix one and specific pollers for other Un*xes. Lack of hardware for test is the greater problem.
REQUIREMENTS
A computer may both watch and be watched. To be watched, a computer must have rgpsp running and be networked with TCP/IP to the watcher(s).
To watch, a computer must have X11, gtk+ >= 1.2.1 , gPS >= 0.5.1, and be networked with TCP/IP to the watched one(s).
For help on command line options, see the gps and rgpsp man pages.
There is a brief explanation on how to get Network Watch working on a sample network on gPS's website:
Administrators who want to run rgpsp automatically may wish to use the /etc/rc.d/init.d/rgpsp SysV init script.
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March 2000