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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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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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> --
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>         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
> 
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