Re: [nsp] Detecting configuration changes

From: Chris Parker (cparker@starnetusa.net)
Date: Wed Dec 19 2001 - 10:30:00 EST

At 10:03 AM 12/19/2001 -0500, Manpreet Singh wrote:
>Hi,
> I'd like to be informed whenever changes are made to the cisco
>router's configuration. Are there any mechanisms to do this ? The one
>simple solution i know of is, repeatedly polling the router and matching
>the running-config with the version present in my version control
>system. A pointer to any better approach is appreciated.

http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/ is one way ( it diffs configs stored
in CVS and emails you the changes ).

If you want more real time notifications, use syslog?

Or 'snmp-server host 192.168.0.1 trap <community> config'

More details at: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/477/SNMP/snmp_traps.html

-Chris 

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