This is the README file for Rstat::Client INTRODUCTION Rstat::Client is a tiny Perl package that provides client access to rstatd(8) statistics for UNIX servers. Connections to rstatd servers are Perl objects, so you may collect statistical data from multiple servers from within one Perl script. Using Rstat::Client is as simple as: use Rstat::Client; $clnt = Rstat::Client->new('some.host'); $stats = $clnt->fetch(); printf 'CPU Load @some.host: %.2f %.2f %.2f\n', @{$stats->{'avenrun'}}; PREREQUISITES Rstat::Client needs Perl5 and a decent C Compiler; rpcgen(1) and /usr/include/rpcsvc/rstat.x will be handy but are not required. INSTALLATION Unpack the distribution archive and chdir into Rstat-Client-xxx. Then type the following commands: perl Makefile.pl make make test make install Make sure rstatd is running on localhost or 'make test' will fail. LEGAL ISSUES Copyright (c) 2002 Axel Schwenke. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. AUTHOR Axel Schwenke