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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=947055519-19122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>UNIX/Linux thing -- you have to be root to use a privileged
port ( < 1024) unless SELinux gets around it. The first entry in your
list below shows the "set uid" bit has been set, which means /usr/sbin/fping
will run as root:adm no matter who launches it. Your particular Linux
distribution/package output is not necessarily representative of all systems,
Josh.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=947055519-19122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>By the way, I for one admire the way you have quickly
advanced from "Hobbit newbie" to a key person who tries to help others on this
list...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=947055519-19122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Happy Holidays!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=947055519-19122007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>GLH</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Josh Luthman
[mailto:josh@imaginenetworksllc.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 19,
2007 1:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B> hobbit@hswn.dk<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [hobbit] CONN
status is white for all hosts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I didn't say anything about user name - only the group or
global.<BR><BR>Your options are...<BR><BR>-rwsr-xr-x 1 root adm 35281
Mar 7 2007 /usr/sbin/fping<BR>-rwsr-x--- 1 root adm 35281
Mar 7 2007 /usr/sbin/fping #add hobbituser to group adm
<BR>-rwsr-x--- 1 root hobbit 35281 Mar 7 2007 /usr/sbin/fping #add
hobbituser to group adm<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 12/19/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Hubbard,
Greg L</B> <<A href="mailto:greg.hubbard@eds.com">
greg.hubbard@eds.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>fping
has to bet suid root so it can run.. there should be something in fping doc
on how to do this.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Josh Luthman [mailto:<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:josh@imaginenetworksllc.com"
target=_blank>josh@imaginenetworksllc.com</A>] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday,
December 19, 2007 1:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:hobbit@hswn.dk"
target=_blank>hobbit@hswn.dk</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [hobbit] CONN
status is white for all hosts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>Modify the permissions so that the hobbit user can execute
fping!<BR><BR>Assuming your hobbit user is "hobbit" you'll need to either
a) change the group owner of /usr/sbin/fping to hobbit or b) add hobbit to
group adm or c) make it so everyone can r-x /usr/sbin/fping <BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 12/19/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Frank
M. Ramaekers</B> <<A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:FRamaekers@ailife.com"
target=_blank>FRamaekers@ailife.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I've
just got through installing a fresh version of hobbit and
now<BR>everything looks great except for the "conn" status which is
showing up<BR>white and showing "Hobbit system
error".<BR><BR>bb-network.log :<BR><BR>2007-12-19 13:15:10 Could not run
the command '/usr/sbin/fping -Ae'<BR>(exec failed)<BR>2007-12-19
13:15:10 hobbitping invocation failed: Permission
denied<BR><BR>-rwsr-x--- 1 root adm 35281
Mar 7 2007 /usr/sbin/fping <BR><BR>-rwsr-x--- 1
root hobbit 71927 Apr
13 2007<BR>/usr/libexec/hobbit/server/bin/hobbitping<BR><BR>TIA,<BR><BR>Frank
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