System administrator console

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The purpose of the System administrator console is to provide an easy way to perform recurring system administrative tasks. The interface is a normal Command Line Interface (CLI) that most system administrators are familiar with. Only users flagged as system administrators can access the console.

The system administrator console

Commands

  • calc - A built-in calculator for simpler calculations. Usage example:
calc 41+1
  • disable - Disables a feature in Network Monitor.
    • -all - Disables all the listed features.
    • -testing - Disables testing.
    • -actions - Disables execution of actions.
    • -statistics - Disables statistical storage.
    • -login - Disables logon for normal users, but system administrators can logon.
  • dist-patch-gateways - Starts patching all gateways that require patching.
  • dist-restart-server - Restarts the Network Monitor distributed testing server.
  • dist-tarpit - Add or removes IP numbers from the tar pit. The tar pit protects the server from brute force login attempts and DOS attacks.
    • -block - Blocks the specified IP number.
    • -unblock - Unblocks the specified IP number.
    • -list - Lists all IP numbers in the tar pit.
    • -blocktime - Sets the default block time, in minutes. Defaults to 20.
dist-tarpit -block 192.168.0.1
  • enable - Enables a feature in Network Monitor.
    • -all - Enables all the listed features.
    • -testing - Enables testing.
    • -actions - Enables actions.
    • -statistics - Enables statistical storage.
    • -login - Enables login for normal users.
  • get-mac - Retrieves the MAC address for a certain IP number. Only IPs on the local area network of the Network Monitor host machine are likely to return a MAC address.
get-mac 192.168.42.1
  • help - Displays help information for the different commands in the console. Type help <command> to display command specific help.
  • log-level - Adjusts the log level. When Network Monitor restarts, it defaults to the log level specified in the init.cfg file. The available values are 0, 1 and 2.
  • lookup - Queries a DNS server for information about a domain.
lookup kaseya.com
  • ping - Pings an IP number or host name.
  • resolve - Resolves a host name to an IP number.
resolve www.kaseya.com
  • send-mail - Sends an email to the specified address using the Network Monitor built in email client.
send-mail myaddress@test.com , "Testing KNM" , "This is a test mail"
  • send-wol - Sends a Wake on Lan packet to the specified host.
send-wol 192.168.42.1
  • shutdown - Shuts down Network Monitor and flushes all un-saved settings to disk.
  • status - Displays feature status information.
    • -thread - Displays current total number of threads that Network Monitor is using.
    • -threadpool - Displays the total number of threads in a thread pool.
    • -memory - Displays the current Network Monitor memory usage.
    • -cpu - Displays the current Network Monitor CPU usage.
    • -handle - Displays the current Network Monitor handle usage.
    • -feature - Displays the status of Network Monitor features.
  • time - Prints the local date and time of the Network Monitor host machine.
  • trace-route - Performs a trace route to the specified host.
  • version - Prints the version of Network Monitor. Can also be used to check if a new version of Network Monitor is available.
version -check