Some newbie help
list David Gilmore
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error? Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root? I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the error. David Gilmore Consultant Stenhouse Consulting, LLC. X Traverse St Providence, RI XXXXX XXX.XXX.XXXX XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
list Jim Smith
As root, you need to change the owner of "fping" to root and the permissions to 4755.
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From: David Gilmore [mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:29 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on
Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit
subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I
thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and
then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the
error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
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list Adam Scheblein
Otherwise, check your sudoers file and see if wheel is the following %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL If it is, then when you setup hobbit server (doing the ./configure -server) when it asks about the command for fping, put in sudo fping instead. Adam
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From: Smith, Jim [mailto:user-dc30f243a817@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:36 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help
As root, you need to change the owner of "fping" to root and the
permissions to 4755.
From: David Gilmore [mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:29 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on
Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit
subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I
thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and
then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the
error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
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list David Gilmore
Adam, I got it working with Jim's solution. When I setup hobbit I simply ran ./configure. For future reference, and seeing as how I want to install a client on an OS X machine, should I specify the ./configure -server and -client? Dave From: hobbit-return-5349-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid [mailto:hobbit-return-5349-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid] On Behalf Of Scheblein, Adam Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:43 PM
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To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help
Otherwise, check your sudoers file and see if wheel is the following
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
If it is, then when you setup hobbit server (doing the ./configure -server)
when it asks about the command for fping, put in sudo fping instead.
Adam
From: Smith, Jim [mailto:user-dc30f243a817@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:36 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help
As root, you need to change the owner of "fping" to root and the permissions
to 4755.
From: David Gilmore [mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:29 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on
Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit
subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I thought I
corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and then editing
sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
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list Rob Munsch
Once the server is up and running, for every other physical machine you want to monitor, run configure-client (only). You should know: the user set up that's going to run hobbit on the client - hobbit works well :D the IP of the machine where the hobbit server was installed the configure-client will ask you for these things when it runs and fill in the .cfg apropriately. If you tell it the name of an existing user (like say, 'hobbit') it will find it and stuff the client files into that homedir. - fellow newbie
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David Gilmore wrote:
Adam,
I got it working with Jim's solution. When I setup hobbit I simply ran
./configure. For future reference, and seeing as how I want to install
a client on an OS X machine, should I specify the ./configure -server
and -client?
Dave
*From:* hobbit-return-5349-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid
[mailto:hobbit-return-5349-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid]
*On Behalf Of *Scheblein, Adam
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:43 PM
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help
Otherwise, check your sudoers file and see if wheel is the following
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
If it is, then when you setup hobbit server (doing the ./configure
–server) when it asks about the command for fping, put in sudo
fping instead.
Adam
*From:* Smith, Jim [mailto:user-dc30f243a817@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:36 PM
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help
**As root, you need to change the owner of "fping" to root and the
permissions to 4755.**
*From:* David Gilmore [mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid]
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:29 PM
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
*Subject:* [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid
root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to
Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of
the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me
stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL
group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but
I still have the error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
NOTICE: This email contains confidential or proprietary
information which may be legally privileged. It is intended only
for the named recipient(s). If an addressing error has misdirected
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list David Gilmore
Rob, Thank you. I must say that this is a great list. BB lists are DEAD compared to the activity here. I love the fact that posts have replies within minutes! Thank you all! Dave
-----Original Message----- From: hobbit-return-5351-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid [mailto:hobbit-return-5351-david=stenhouseconsulting.com at hswn.
dk] On Behalf Of Rob Munsch
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:33 PM
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To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: Re: [hobbit] Some newbie help Once the server is up and running, for every other physical machine you want to monitor, run configure-client (only). You should know: the user set up that's going to run hobbit on the client - hobbit works well :D the IP of the machine where the hobbit server was installed the configure-client will ask you for these things when it runs and fill in the .cfg apropriately. If you tell it the name of an existing user (like say, 'hobbit') it will find it and stuff the client files into that homedir. - fellow newbie David Gilmore wrote:Adam, I got it working with Jim's solution. When I setup hobbit I simply ran > ./configure. For future reference, and seeing as how I want to install > a client on an OS X machine, should I specify the ./configure -server > and -client? Dave *From:* hobbit-return-5349-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid [mailto:hobbit-return-5349-david=user-9e293dd11111@xymon.invalid] *On Behalf Of *Scheblein, Adam *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:43 PM *To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid *Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help Otherwise, check your sudoers file and see if wheel is the > following %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL If it is, then when you setup hobbit server (doing the ./configure -server) when it asks about the command for fping, put in sudo fping instead. Adam -- *From:* Smith, Jim [mailto:user-dc30f243a817@xymon.invalid] *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:36 PM *To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid *Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Some newbie help **As root, you need to change the owner of "fping" to root and the permissions to 4755.** -- *From:* David Gilmore [mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid] *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:29 PM *To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid *Subject:* [hobbit] Some newbie help Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error? Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root? I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the error. David Gilmore Consultant Stenhouse Consulting, LLC. X Traverse St Providence, RI XXXXX XXX.XXX.XXXX XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax) NOTICE: This email contains confidential or proprietary information which may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the named recipient(s). If an addressing error has misdirected the email, please notify the author by replying to this message. If you are not the named recipient, you are not authorized to use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email, and should immediately delete it from your computer system.
list Lars Ebeling
You should add user hobbit to sudoers. Lars
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Gilmore
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:29 PM
Subject: [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
list Rob Munsch
I have to really, really, really, strongly disagree with this in heavily emphasized bold type. With a monitor running on every important machine, one of the things I like is that only the hobbit user can run hobbit, and the hobbit user can't do anything else - including sudo. It's important not to let 'little holes' like this pile up. The pile gets large rapidly. I could go on at length about specifics but i'll leave that to your local security list. No one except no one should be in sudoers except those that consistently need root privs and use them responsibly. Preferably trusted humans! lars ebeling wrote:
You should add user hobbit to sudoers.
Lars
----- Original Message -----
*From:* David Gilmore <mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid>
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid>
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*Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:29 PM
*Subject:* [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid
root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to
Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of
the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me
stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL
group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but
I still have the error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
list Adam Scheblein
This is not possible all the time however (and when I was talking about wheel before I meant on the server only) On the client side, on some of our boxes, in order to get swap information or some other information from TOP we need to run it as sudo, in which case then I have put the following into the sudoers file on the client servers ;) hobbit ALL = /usr/local/bin/top, /usr/sbin/swapinfo,\ /usr/users/hobbit/client/bin/hpux-meminfo Adam
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Munsch [mailto:user-f39e4aae1456@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:20 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Some newbie help
I have to really, really, really, strongly disagree with this in heavily
emphasized bold type.
With a monitor running on every important machine, one of the things I
like is that only the hobbit user can run hobbit, and the hobbit user
can't do anything else - including sudo. It's important not to let
'little holes' like this pile up. The pile gets large rapidly.
I could go on at length about specifics but i'll leave that to your
local security list. No one except no one should be in sudoers except
those that consistently need root privs and use them responsibly.
Preferably trusted humans!
lars ebeling wrote:
You should add user hobbit to sudoers.
Lars
----- Original Message -----
*From:* David Gilmore <mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid>
*To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid>
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:29 PM
*Subject:* [hobbit] Some newbie help
Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error?
Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid
root?
I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to
Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of
the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me
stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL
group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but
I still have the error.
David Gilmore
Consultant
Stenhouse Consulting, LLC.
X Traverse St
Providence, RI XXXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX
XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)
list Rob Munsch
yah well, fair 'nuff. this is system administration after all, and i suppose every absolute final statement has an "....except when:" after it :D. It was just the bare one-liner 'make hobbit a sudoer' that freaked me out a lil. Certainly for fping it isn't necessary, and your example shows specifically how to keep it reined in when it is (sorry, lars, i don't mean to pick on you...).
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Scheblein, Adam wrote:
This is not possible all the time however (and when I was talking about wheel before I meant on the server only) On the client side, on some of our boxes, in order to get swap information or some other information from TOP we need to run it as sudo, in which case then I have put the following into the sudoers file on the client servers ;) hobbit ALL = /usr/local/bin/top, /usr/sbin/swapinfo,\ /usr/users/hobbit/client/bin/hpux-meminfo Adam -----Original Message----- From: Rob Munsch [mailto:user-f39e4aae1456@xymon.invalid] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:20 PM To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid Subject: Re: [hobbit] Some newbie help I have to really, really, really, strongly disagree with this in heavily emphasized bold type. With a monitor running on every important machine, one of the things I like is that only the hobbit user can run hobbit, and the hobbit user can't do anything else - including sudo. It's important not to let 'little holes' like this pile up. The pile gets large rapidly. I could go on at length about specifics but i'll leave that to your local security list. No one except no one should be in sudoers except those that consistently need root privs and use them responsibly. Preferably trusted humans! lars ebeling wrote:You should add user hobbit to sudoers. Lars ----- Original Message ----- *From:* David Gilmore <mailto:user-70507ff7198d@xymon.invalid> *To:* user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:29 PM *Subject:* [hobbit] Some newbie help Can anyone help out a Linux newb with this error? Execution of '/usr/local/sbin/fping -Ae' failed - program not suid root? I am migrating our monitoring from BB installed on Windows to Hobbit on Linux. I was able to successfully install FC4, all of the Hobbit subcomponents, and Hobbit. Just this one error has me stumped. I thought I corrected it by adding hobbit to the WHEEL group on FC and then editing sudoers file to uncomment WHEEL, but I still have the error. David Gilmore Consultant Stenhouse Consulting, LLC. X Traverse St Providence, RI XXXXX XXX.XXX.XXXX XXX.XXX.XXXX (fax)