http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550429 Summary: vgdisplay: sudo root problem ? Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Factory Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: koenig@linux.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- using sudo to get root, vgdisplay complains not to be run as root, while "su" works fine: bad: ---- harald harald > sudo -s root's password: harald # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),14(uucp) harald harald > vgdisplay --partial --verbose Absolute path to 'vgdisplay' is '/sbin/vgdisplay', so running it may require superuser privileges (eg. root). harald # suspend [5]+ Stopped sudo -s good: ----- harald > su Password: harald # vgdisplay --partial --verbose | head Finding all volume groups Finding volume group "system" Partial mode. Incomplete volume groups will be activated read-only. --- Volume group --- VG Name system System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 1 Metadata Sequence No 14 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 0 harald $ -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.