What is the rationale for requiring root for dmidecode? Assuming this is a technical requirement, has the suid bit been considered? I don't see anything in the output that I don't want an upriv user to access. If there is, might this be mitigated by creating a group 'dmidecode', which with group membership would allow unpriv access? I ask since we have an inventory tool that wants the system serial number, for example, that doesn't seem to exist anywhere else.
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