[openib-general] IB diagnostics problems (OFED-1.1-rc5)

[Mirko Benz]

Hi Hal,

Please prepare the bugzilla entry.

It is not critical -- I just think it is not convenient for an end user.

Regards,
Mirko

Hal Rosenstock schrieb:
> Hi again Mirko,
>
> On Mon, 2006-09-18 at 07:20, Mirko Benz wrote:
>   
>> Hi Hal,
>>
>> This was a default/build all OFED install. Either we should place these 
>> tools under ../ofed/sbin or make it work for every body.
>>     
>
> The issue with making it work for everyone is that there's a chicken and
> egg problem in that when the tools are built and installed, one doesn't
> know how udev will be configured for umad. I agree that since the
> default is to run as root, these should be in sbin rather than bin. Can
> you file a bugzilla report for this (or do you want me to do it on your
> behalf) ? Is this critical for OFED 1.1 ?
>
>   
>>  At least a error message that umad access failed would be required.
>>     
> Those are scripts and the errors are being returned from the lower level
> programs invoked but not by the scripts.
>
> Would you please file a bug for this as well (or let me know whether I
> should do this) ? 
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- Hal
>
>   
>> Regards,
>> Mirko
>>
>> Hal Rosenstock schrieb:
>>     
>>> Hi Mirko,
>>>
>>> On Mon, 2006-09-18 at 06:59, Mirko Benz wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> We are testing OFED-1.1-rc5 under Scientific Linux x86-64 (RHEL 4 clone).
>>>> Some IB diagnostics tools e.g. ibhosts and ibswitches (located under 
>>>> .../ofed/bin/)
>>>> do not work with a normal user account -- no output given. It works as 
>>>> root though.
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> It depends on how you have udev access for umad setup. With the default
>>> setup for IB, root is required as these diagnostics send SMPs which
>>> require umad access which is limited to root.
>>>
>>> -- Hal
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Mirko
>>>>
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