https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417665#M37388 Which version of SIM are you using? The latest version of SIM has Privilege Elevation capabilities that you can use. Mon, 11 May 2009 21:48:44 GMT Aravindh Rajaram 2009-05-11T21:48:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417664#M37387 I'm trying to install SIM in a Linux environment (Linux CMS to manage Linux targets). In this customer enviromnent, knowledge of the actual root password is very restricted - all users have Kerberos accounts and those authorized do "sudo su -" when root privs are needed. <BR /><BR />How do I configure SIM to operate in this environment ?<BR /><BR />I created a local user "hpsimtest" on a target box and can successfully login using ssh from the CMS box with this account, but when I try mxagentconfig with this "hpsimtest" account I get error: SSH_BAD_API_USAGE you must supply valid username!<BR /><BR />Many thanks ! Mon, 11 May 2009 17:21:14 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417664#M37387 larry cole_2 2009-05-11T17:21:14Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417665#M37388 Which version of SIM are you using? The latest version of SIM has Privilege Elevation capabilities that you can use. Mon, 11 May 2009 21:48:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417665#M37388 Aravindh Rajaram 2009-05-11T21:48:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417666#M37389 I'm running 5.3 - that capability looks like just what I need !<BR /><BR />Thank you !<BR /><BR /> Tue, 12 May 2009 15:41:38 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417666#M37389 larry cole_2 2009-05-12T15:41:38Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417667#M37390 Hello there - <BR />I'm having the same issue. SIM CMS 5.3 with RHEL4 managed systems. Been on the client side and the userids (tried three of them, including root user) are correct and passwds are fine - but I get the same error and am not able to discover/identify from CMS without error. Discovery/ident works fine up until "Running SSH Identification" and then just does not return. The Discovery/ident process never completes and the system does not get added to the inventory on the CMS.<BR /><BR />On the RHEL side, I can see from the log file that the userid/passwd combination gets accepted and authentication passes.<BR /><BR />The process just never completes.<BR /><BR />Anyone have any insight?<BR /><BR />Thanks.<BR />Bill<BR /> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:40:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417667#M37390 Leibniz 2009-09-24T20:40:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417668#M37391 Hi Larry <BR /><BR />Can you please the sshd config files sshd_config and ssh_config<BR /><BR />it can be found in /etc/ssh <BR /><BR />Dathan <BR /><BR /> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:16:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/root-required-to-manage-linux-systems/m-p/4417668#M37391 BDD 2009-11-16T06:16:54Z