How to install Monit on Kali Linux Latest

Monit is a free and open-source process monitoring tool that can be used to monitor system processes, files, directories, and network services. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Monit on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your Kali Linux system is up-to-date with the latest software packages.

You can update the packages and repositories using the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Download Monit

The first step is to download the Monit package from the official website. You can download the latest stable release of Monit from the downloads page.

cd /tmp
wget https://mmonit.com/monit/dist/monit-5.28.0.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract Monit package

After the Monit package is downloaded, extract it using the following command:

tar -xzf monit-5.28.0.tar.gz

Step 3: Install dependencies

Before compiling Monit, you need to install the required dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt install libssl-dev libpam0g-dev make gcc -y

Step 4: Compile Monit

Now, compile Monit from its source code using the following commands:

cd monit-5.28.0
./configure --without-ssl --disable-ipv6
make
sudo make install

Step 5: Configure Monit

To configure Monit, create a new configuration file in the /etc/monit/conf.d/ folder using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/monit/conf.d/monit.conf

Then, paste the following configuration details into the file:

set daemon 120            # Check services every 120 seconds
set logfile syslog        # Use syslog for logging
set idfile /var/.monit.id # Create an id file for Monit
set statefile /var/.monit.state # Create a state file for Monit

# Services to monitor
check process sshd with pidfile /var/run/sshd.pid
  start program "/etc/init.d/ssh start"
  stop program "/etc/init.d/ssh stop"
  if failed port 22 protocol ssh for 2 cycles then restart

The above configuration will monitor the SSH service and restart it if it fails.

Step 6: Start Monit

Now, start the Monit service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start monit

To enable Monit to start automatically on system startup, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable monit

Step 7: Verify Monit

You can verify the status of Monit by running the following command:

sudo monit status

This will display the status of the monitored services.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure Monit on Kali Linux Latest. Monit is a powerful tool that can help you monitor and maintain the health of your system processes, services, and files.

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