Re: [Freeipmi-devel] Re: running ipmipower

[Albert Chu]

> > debian-sid:~# ipmipower -h debian-ia64 -p "" -s
> > debian-ia64: permsgauth must be disabled
> > debian-sid:~#

Or perhaps I should just make it clearer that it per-msg-auth should be
disabled in ipmipower, and not the remote node's BMC?

Al

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----- Original Message -----
From: Albert Chu <address@hidden>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 4:46 pm
Subject: [Freeipmi-devel] Re: running ipmipower

> Hey Bala,
> 
> The default in ipmipower is to always use per-msg authentication 
> unlessyou tell it otherwise.  So you have to use the -e option to 
> tell it
> which nodes not to use per-msg authetnication with.
> 
> /usr/sbin/ipmipower -h ptdev3 -e ptdev3 -u foo -p bar --stat
> 
> Its been awhile since I programmed this.  I know I debated whether
> ipmipower should automatically use per-msg auth or not based on the 
> datafrom the Get Authentication Capabilities command.  I can't 
> remember why
> I chose the current approach.  Do you think it should do something
> otherwise??  Is per-msg-auth disabled by default on some machines?? 
> Or
> should I just document it better in the manpage/usage output??
> 
> Al
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bala.A" <address@hidden>
> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 4:25 pm
> Subject: running ipmipower
> 
> > Hi Al
> >  When I run ipmipower, it throws an error "permsgauth must be 
> > disabled". 
> > I have checked with bmc-config and permsgauth is disabled for LAN
> > Channel.  Strange thing is Intel Cli power command works fine.
> > 
> > The following is my ipmipower command execution
> > 
> > debian-sid:~# ipmipower -h debian-ia64 -p "" -s
> > debian-ia64: permsgauth must be disabled
> > debian-sid:~#
> > 
> > Could you tell me what I'm missing?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Best Regards
> > Bala
> > 
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> 
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