Is sar on AIX setuid? If so, that could be where the reluctance stems from.
Thanks, Matt -- Matthew Zito GridApp Systems Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 646-220-3551 Phone: 212-358-8211 x 359 http://www.gridapp.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Henry Poras > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:19 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: sar > > > Thanks John. I've used sudo, just not sure where sar is > equivilent to 'full root access'. > > Henry > > -----Original Message----- > Hallas, John, Tech Dev > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:49 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Normally sudo is used to grant limited permissions. > > The SA would allow you to use sar and for you to access it > you would type sar and be prompted for a password and you > would enter the appropriate password. > > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 31 July 2003 16:45 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Just got this email from my SysAdmin when I asked for access > to sar. Anyone know what he is talking about? We are on AIX 4 and 5. > > "I cannot give you direct access to the sar command. Because > of the parameters the command allows, it would be equivalent > to giving full root access. > > If you could give me some details on the kind of information > you would like to be able to collect, maybe we could set up > some kind of command to obtain it." > > Henry > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Henry Poras > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') > and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may also send the HELP command for other > information (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Hallas, John, Tech Dev > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') > and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may also send the HELP command for other > information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Henry Poras > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') > and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may also send the HELP command for other > information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Matthew Zito INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).