SOS Report

SOS Report is an open-source system diagnostic and support data collection utility for Linux that helps administrators gather configuration details, system logs, hardware information, and application-specific data for troubleshooting and analysis. It generates a comprehensive diagnostic archive that can be shared with support teams to identify and resolve system issues efficiently while supporting numerous plugins for collecting information from a wide range of services and applications.

Features of SOS Report:

• Collects comprehensive system configuration, diagnostic, and troubleshooting information.
• Generates compressed diagnostic reports for easy sharing and analysis.
• Supports plugins for collecting data from numerous Linux services and applications.
• Captures system logs, hardware details, network configuration, and performance information.
• Allows selective plugin execution and customizable data collection.
• Supports anonymization and exclusion of sensitive information from reports.

SOS Report Usage:

$ sudo su
$ apt update
$ cd /opt/sos-4.11.2
$ python3 -c "import sos; print(sos.__version__)"

  

Disclaimer: SOS Report is provided “as is” under applicable open-source licenses. Users are responsible for reviewing the diagnostic data collected before sharing it, as reports may contain sensitive system information such as configuration files, logs, network settings, and hardware details. Administrators should use appropriate access controls, protect generated reports, and follow organizational security and privacy policies when collecting, storing, or distributing diagnostic archives.