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Important Correction to the VMware Operations ThinAgents User Guide

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Number

297

Date

17 August 2010

Product

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Question

What is the correct way to use sudo with the Vmware Operations ThinAgents?

Answer

If you want to use sudo with the VMware Operations ThinAgents, following these steps:

Step 1. Add the following line to the /etc/sudoers file: 

username ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/esxtop

Step 2. Change the username to the target user. The ALL value may be changed to the server name only.

 

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