Hi Marshall, I think u r looking for some migration tool P2V. If you are using vmware ESX-server then you can go forward for "Platespin".Link is http://www.platespin.com/ .This tool is much better than vmware-convert tool. Regards Sudhanshu Chopra On 10/3/07, redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx <redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Send redhat-list mailing list submissions to > redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > redhat-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of redhat-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. VMware server (McDougall, Marshall (FSH)) > 2. Re: VMware server (Gaddis, Jeremy L.) > 3. RE: VMware server (McDougall, Marshall (FSH)) > 4. "Permission denied" Problem (Ravi Shanmugam) > 5. Re: "Permission denied" Problem (David Bear) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:23:13 -0500 > From: "McDougall, Marshall (FSH)" <Marshall.McDougall@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: VMware server > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <EE67DCEEDE1E3041B14A823288AFB063F2DA05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > This may be OT, but there is lots of knowledge here. > > I am looking for a P2V tool that I can use to scrape my RH Linux > servers. The vmware converter that vmware gives out is only useable on > windows servers. What are you folks using for this? Thanks. > > Regards, Marshall > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:41:40 -0400 > From: "Gaddis, Jeremy L." <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: VMware server > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <536fdec90710020941g1a782b9chd124777b6f77603@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 10/2/07, McDougall, Marshall (FSH) <Marshall.McDougall@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > This may be OT, but there is lots of knowledge here. > > > > I am looking for a P2V tool that I can use to scrape my RH Linux > > servers. The vmware converter that vmware gives out is only useable on > > windows servers. What are you folks using for this? Thanks. > > I haven't tried it, but: > > "NOTE: Experimental support only is available for Linux-based physical > to virtual machine conversions using the Vmware Converter BootCD (cold > cloning) if the source physical machine has SCSI disks." > --http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html > > That requires VMware Converter Enterprise, BTW. > > Haven't yet been put in a situation where we've needed to migrate > physical Linux machines to VMs. Unless VMware Converter's support > becomes something more than "experimental", I imagine we'd kickstart > new VM and "migrate" that way. > > -- > Jeremy L. Gaddis > http://www.jeremygaddis.com/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:58:42 -0500 > From: "McDougall, Marshall (FSH)" <Marshall.McDougall@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: VMware server > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <EE67DCEEDE1E3041B14A823288AFB063F2DA19@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gaddis, Jeremy L. > >Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 11:42 AM > >To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > >Subject: Re: VMware server > > > >On 10/2/07, McDougall, Marshall (FSH) > ><Marshall.McDougall@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> This may be OT, but there is lots of knowledge here. > >> > >> I am looking for a P2V tool that I can use to scrape my RH Linux > >> servers. The vmware converter that vmware gives out is only > >useable on > >> windows servers. What are you folks using for this? Thanks. > > > >I haven't tried it, but: > > > >"NOTE: Experimental support only is available for Linux-based physical > >to virtual machine conversions using the Vmware Converter BootCD (cold > >cloning) if the source physical machine has SCSI disks." > >--http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html > > > >That requires VMware Converter Enterprise, BTW. > > > >Haven't yet been put in a situation where we've needed to migrate > >physical Linux machines to VMs. Unless VMware Converter's support > >becomes something more than "experimental", I imagine we'd kickstart > >new VM and "migrate" that way. > > > >-- > >Jeremy L. Gaddis > >http://www.jeremygaddis.com/ > > > >-- > >redhat-list mailing list > >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > Thanks, Jeremy. I saw that "Experimental support..." on the VMWare > website and ruled it out. That's what I meant by only useable on > windows servers. I've got a basket of other new and wonderful things > that I am in the process of trying to make work. I have "migrated" a > couple of vm's by building a basic Linux guest and dumping a tape > restore on top of it, but I am hoping for an on the fly method. > > Regards, Marshall > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:15:17 +0530 > From: "Ravi Shanmugam" <ravi.shanmugam@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: "Permission denied" Problem > To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <6025AF6D092FBF4B8C4813E924C8D7450C457B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi All, > > I have a query on accessing a root file as a non-root user. The problem > is described as follows. > > I wanted to execute the following command > > cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub > /abiscard/local/root/.ssh/authorized_id > > as a non-root user i.e "backup" user. Is there any way I could do this. > This is for my project requirement. > > Your reply will be well appriciated. > > Regds, > Ravi R.S > SASKEN BUSINESS DISCLAIMER > ------------------------- > This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged > information. In > case you are not the original intended Recipient of the message, you must > not, directly or > indirectly, use, Disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this > message and you are > requested to delete it and inform the sender. Any views expressed in this > message are > those of the individual sender unless otherwise stated. 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The problem > > is described as follows. > > > > I wanted to execute the following command > > > > cat /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub > /abiscard/local/root/.ssh/authorized_id > > think about what you are asking. If a non root user could grab roots > public keys what would be the security risks? I'm not sure but since > the pub keys live in the same directory as the private keys, they will > share the same access protections from the containing directory, which > should be ... rwx...... ie, only root (the owner can read the > contents). You really don't want it any other way. > > since, what you really just want is the public key, you can become > root, copy the public key someplace else, like maybe /var/spool/root > ?? that say group wheel can read. Then, your backup user (which may be > part of group wheel) could read the key and put it where it can use > it. > > > > > as a non-root user i.e "backup" user. 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