[ofa-general] Allowing end-users to query for fabric information

[Mike Heinz]

I recently noticed that OFED prohibits non-root users from doing sa
queries. This means that non-root users cannot, for example, diagnose
connectivity problems without the help of an administrator. 

What was the reason for making this design choice? While I could
certainly provide boot scripts to change the permissions to
/dev/infiniband/umad*, I'd rather understand why the decision was made
to restrict access.

 
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Michael Heinz
Principal Engineer, Qlogic Corporation
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
 
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