Monstercontrolsd Manual (for Dedicated Servers)
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The numbers below are just examples; they will reflect actual usage on your server.
Server: servername
(IP number)
Traffic so far this month: 1 Gigabytes
Projection for the whole month: 2 Gigabytes
Number of active domains: 6
Domains set to be deleted: 1
Total number of IPs: 8
Number of unused IPs: 2
/home disk partition: 11813 MB total, 106 MB used, 11106 MB
free
If adding a new domain, enter its name here (Add New Domain)
Or select an existing domain and an action to perform:
From the domain name drop down menu choose the domain, and then from the action drop down menu choose the action to perform and click “Go”.
Current actions include:
Add/Delete/Modify Users (for this domain only)
Delete Domain
Use with caution: deletes all files and entries associated with the domain
Modify Disk Quota
reset group disk space for the domain
Nameserver Menu
Park a domain to the chosen domain
adds the DNS entry for the parked domain
Update/reset nameserver entry (updates the DNS with the IP currently assigned to the
domain on the server
Delete nameserver entry
remove the DNS entry for this domain
View current dns record
view DNS MX and www entries for this domain
Frontpage Menu
add, repair or delete Frontpage extensions or change the FP password
Setup Menu
Select the features you would like to install or uninstall, then click Install or
Uninstall. Uninstall deletes the entire feature.
Backup/Restore Data
makes a backup of the domain’s /home, /www and /var/spool/mail
files in /home/user/sitebackup
Download Access Log
zips the raw access log for the domain, saves it as
User-access-log.zip in /home/user/www and provides a clickable link for download
View Info and History
shows IP number, whether Frontpage is installed, and installation History
Setup Cron Jobs
add cron access for this domain or modify an existing crontab
Monstercontrols
a link to domain.com/cgi-bin/monstercontrols
Server Options
Choose one of the options from the drop down menu and click “Go”
Current choices include:
Overall System Status
shows Load average, RAM and current processes
Reset User Password
reset a password for any User on the server
Show who is logged in
shows telnet, ssh Users currently logged in
Show IP Addresses
shows all Ips on the server and the domains they’re assigned to
Show all running processes
view processes currently running on the server
Show www and ftp bandwidth
view www, ftp, total and projected bandwidth for the
for the whole server for current month
Check server load
same as using “uptime” command as root
Check disk usage
shows available space in each partition on the server
Check RAM usage
shows memory usage
Check Processors
shows number of processors and processor speed in bogomips
Restart httpd
stops all httpd processes and restarts the httpd daemon
Restart RealAudio
stops and restarts the RealAudio server
Restart Sendmail
use this if the mail server is overloaded
Shutdown and restart the whole server
use with caution, web sites will be unavailable for
short time while the server reboots
Enter Administration Info
server alert messages will go to the address entered here
Support
Contact phone numbers, form to request Admin time and helpful links
Block Ips from web server
blocks all traffic from the IP number entered – use with caution
or you may block legitimate traffic from large ISPs
Navigation Buttons (main page, left side)
Overall System Status
shows load average, RAM and current processes
User Management
reset any User password
Show who is logged in
Show IP Addresses
Show all running processes
Show www & ftp bandwidth
Check server load
Check disk space
Check RAM usage
Check Processor(s)
Restart httpd
Restart realaudio
Restart sendmail
Shutdown & restart the whole server
Enter Administration Info
Support
Block IPs from Web Server