Seems that I CAN do that:
# su - hobbit
-bash-3.1$ /usr/sbin/fping 4.2.2.2
4.2.2.2 is alive
-bash-3.1$
and
# sudo -u hobbit fping 4.2.2.2
4.2.2.2 is alive
So, perhaps it has to do with hobbitping?
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From: Josh Luthman [mailto:user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:40 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] CONN status is white for all hosts
Do an su hobbit
Then try /usr/sbin/fping 4.2.2.2 and see if you can execute it there.
On 12/19/07, Ralph Mitchell < user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid
<mailto:user-00a5e44c48c0@xymon.invalid> > wrote:
On Dec 19, 2007 2:14 PM, Frank M. Ramaekers < user-dbd5c100cfe9@xymon.invalid>
wrote:
I tried that and it didn't help:
2007-12-19 14:09:19 Could not run the command '/usr/sbin/fping
-Ae' (exec failed)
2007-12-19 14:09:19 hobbitping invocation failed: Permission
denied
/etc/group
adm:x:4:root,adm,daemon,hobbit
Did you stop and restart hobbit after changing the /etc/group file?? If
you start it in a terminal window, you'll probably need to logout and
log back in.
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