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Re: [Freeipmi-users] ipmiping newbie question
From: |
Albert Chu |
Subject: |
Re: [Freeipmi-users] ipmiping newbie question |
Date: |
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:41:01 -0800 |
Hey Rene,
Could you try using the --force-permsg-authentication (or -P) option.
The IBM e325 has a compliance issue in their firmware.
Al
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Albert Chu
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High Performance Systems Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
----- Original Message -----
From: Rene Salmon <address@hidden>
Date: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:44 am
Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-users] ipmiping newbie question
> Hi,
>
> Making some progress here. I can now use bmc-config out of band
> the
> option that finally worked was:
>
> > bmc-config -h 192.168.0.11 -u admin -p xxx -l ADMIN -o
>
> You where correct I need to specify the ADMIN privilege level.
> No I can get the IPMI settings to a file edit them and then update
> the
> remote node!!!
>
> Next I need to do two things first test the ipmipower make sure i
> can do
> that and last Serial over lan.
>
> Got stuck on the first one. I tried just getting the power status
> of
> the remote node and got this:
>
> /home/rsalmon> ipmipower -h 192.168.0.11 -u admin -p xxx -s
> 192.168.0.11: bmc error
> /home/rsalmon> ipmipower -h 192.168.0.11 -u admin -p xxx -l ADMIN -s
> 192.168.0.11: bmc error
> /home/rsalmon> ipmipower -h 192.168.0.11 -s
> 192.168.0.11: off
>
> So it seems to get the power status when run as user NULL. But
> Then I
> can't power up the node because of a privilege issue:
>
> /home/rsalmon> ipmipower -h 192.168.0.11 --on
> 192.168.0.11: permission denied
> /home/rsalmon> ipmipower -h 192.168.0.11 -u admin -p xxx -l ADMIN --on
> 192.168.0.11: bmc error
> /home/rsalmon> ipmipower -h 192.168.0.11 -u admin -p xxx --on
> 192.168.0.11: bmc error
>
> From the man pages it looks like "-u admin" should work:
>
> -u, --username name
> Sets the username to use when authenticating with the BMC. The user
> must
> have operator or administrator privilege to run the `--on', `--
> off',
> `--reset', `--cycle', `--pulse', or `--soft' power control
> commands. The
> user needs only user privileges to determine the status of the
> machine
> through `--stat'. If not specified, a null username (Anonymous
> Login
> `User ID 1') is assumed.
>
>
> any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Rene
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Albert Chu wrote:
> > Hey Rene,
> >
> > Could you try passing the privilege option -p admin to bmc-
> config?
> >
> > Note to A.B. & Bala, the fact that bmc-config typically rquires
> admin> privileges (unlike ipmipower, ipmi-sensors, etc) should
> probably be
> > noted in the manpage. Or perhaps defaulted to inside bmc-config??
> ng and rmcpping must send a packet
>
>
>
> --
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> --
> Rene Salmon
> Tulane University
> Center for Computational Science
> Richardson Building 310
> New Orleans, LA 70118
> http://www.ccs.tulane.edu
> Tel 504-862-8393
> Fax 504-862-8392
>
>