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Linux config files

linux_config_files monitors the configuration files of a Linux distribution. It uses the configuration management system of that distribution. It supports ONLY RPM-BASED SYSTEMS (Fedora and RHEL) with the rpmconf tool. The application counts the configuration files that are out of sync. It then graphs this count.

Fedora/RHEL: rpmconf analyses the rpm configuration files with the RPM Package Manager. It reports each new configuration file standard of an upgraded or downgraded package. rpmconf usually gives a diff of the current configuration file against the new standard configuration file. The administrator then installs the new configuration file or keeps the old one.

SNMP Extend

  1. Copy the python script, linux_config_files.py, to the desired host

    wget https://github.com/librenms/librenms-agent/raw/master/snmp/linux_config_files.py -O /etc/snmp/linux_config_files.py

  2. Make the script executable.

    chmod +x /etc/snmp/linux_config_files.py

  3. Edit your snmpd.conf file and add:

    extend linux_config_files /etc/snmp/linux_config_files.py

  4. (Optional on an RPM-based distribution) Create a /etc/snmp/linux_config_files.json file and specify the following:

    {
    "pkg_system": "rpm",
    "pkg_tool_cmd": "/bin/rpmconf",
}
    Parameter Description Default Value
    pkg_system String designating the distribution name, "rpm"
    pkg_tool_cmd String path to the package tool binary "/sbin/rpmconf"

  5. Restart snmpd.

    sudo systemctl restart snmpd