hpvminfo

[Eric_68]

How can the regular to run this command to get the host info?

$ hpvminfo -V
hpvminfo: Permission denied - user must be root to run.
hpvminfo: Unable to continue.

$ ll /opt/hpvm/bin/hpvminfo
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 82616 Jul 2 2008 /opt/hpvm/bin/hpvminfo

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You could setup 'sudo' to allow this to be run by a particular user, a group of users or everyone.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Eric_68]

sudo is never allowed by stupid UNIX team.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

> sudo is never allowed by stupid UNIX team.

Interesting. Another way would be to have the system administrator create a setuid C-code wrapper for exactly the command needed. Of course, I suspect that this is all academic.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Patrick Wallek]

I would say you are pretty much out of luck then.

If you cannot work with your Unix admins to get this information then there is not much that can be done.

[Eric_68]

Hi, James/Patrick,

Yes, totally agree with you.

But HP should change hpvminfo to the same as machinfo that is the command for everyone can run to get the system info.