A safer way to run privileged Windows checks with SystemRunner If you’ve been monitoring Windows for a while, you’ve probably seen this pattern: some checks must run as LocalSystem (S-1-5-18), and the “quick fix” is to run the Icinga Agent itself as SYSTEM. It works. It’s also a really bad idea. Why? SystemRunner takes a…
Read MoreA customer recently asked me to monitor their access points. Currently, they had no monitoring system for their 100+ access points other than a firewall view showing the status of individual access points. The firewall in question was a Fortigate 660e. I checked, and we already have an NEP that performs monitoring for Fortinet, which…
Read MoreWelcome to version 4.45 of our NetEye v4 Unified Monitoring Platform. As you log in, you’ll be welcomed by the serene winter landscape of St. Magdalena/Santa Maddalena in Villnösser Tal/Val di Funes. The small village rests quietly beneath the dramatic Geisler peaks, blanketed in fresh snow that softens every contour. Morning light brushes the slopes,…
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