Overview

The Linux/SSH Time Event Monitor checks the date and time settings on any Linux system and compares it with the date and time on the FrameFlow server. You'll receive custom alerts about any discrepancies the event monitor detects.

Use Cases

• Detecting discrepancies between FrameFlow server time and the time on Linux-based devices
• Receiving alerts if the system being monitored has a different UTC offset than the FrameFlow server
• Making sure time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) work as expected

Monitoring Options

This event monitor provides the following options:

Alert based on detected time difference

This option allows you to choose the number of seconds difference between the times on your Linux device and the FrameFlow server's time that will trigger each level of alert.

Alert with [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if the time zone does not match that of the monitoring server

Sends an alert of your choice if the time zone of the Linux device does not match the time zone on your FrameFlow server.

Alert with [Info/Warning/Error/Critical] if the UTC offset is not [offset]

Use the dropdown menus here to select the level of alert you want to receive and the UTC offset of your FrameFlow server. Linux devices that don't match the specified UTC offset of your FrameFlow server will trigger the chosen level of alert.

Authentication and Security

The account used for authentication must have interactive login rights via SSH. It also must have the ability to run the following commands:

• timezone
• date

Protocols

Data Points

This event monitor generates the following data points:

Data Point	Description
Time Difference	Time difference between Linux device and FrameFlow server in seconds.
Time Zone Match	Success/Failure data point. Value of 1 if the time zone matches, value of zero if it does not.
UTC Offset Match	Success/Failure data point. Value of 1 if the UTC offset matches, value of zero if it does not.

Sample Output

Tutorial

To view the tutorial for this event monitor, click here.