SettingUpAccounting

Setting up system activity and command account reporting

On our sgi servers we record cpu usage information and mail daily reports to reports@hpcfinfo.hpcf.upr.edu.

For complete info see the IRIX Admin: Backup, Security, and Accounting book, available online at http://techpubs.sgi.com/

Procedure to set up process accounting:

Install or verify eoe.sw.acct

# chkconfig acct on
# /usr/lib/acct/startup
# crontab -e

Add the following two lines to the root crontab and save:

# print accounting report
0 3   1-6 if /etc/chkconfig acct; then /usr/lib/acct/prdaily | /usr/sbin/Mail -s "machine accounting report" reports@hpcf.upr.edu; fi

Subsitute your machine name for "machine".

Procedure for activating system activity reports:

Verify that eoe.sw.perf is installed,

# chkconfig sar on
# crontab -e

Add the following lines to the root crontab and save:

# Print sar report
52 23   * if /etc/chkconfig sar; then sar | /usr/sbin/Mail -s "machine System Activity" reports@hpcf.upr.edu; fi

Substitute your machine name for "machine".

-- Main.HumbertoOrtiz - 06 Sep 2001

-- Updata.Jose R. Ortiz -01 Aug 2003