[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Can OpenIPMI attempt multiple authentication methods for me? > > Here is the scenario: I am using a certain privilege level and I set > up a connection with a particular authentication level (e.g. MD5). It > connects but has read errors (domain change handler has a read error). > Turns out what I needed to connect with was another auth level (e.g. > MD2). At this point I would have to close the domain and connection > and start over with another auth level, repeat-until-successful. > Problem is, I don’t know if that read error means I have the wrong > auth level or some other problem is occurring. > Read errors like that mean that the remote target is not there. You will get an IPMI error if the auth fails. Trouble is that there is no defined return error for auth failure, I don't think.
> I did not see an obvious method of passing in more than one auth level > to ipmi_setup_con… > No, there's not exactly. However, you can pass in nothing for the auth level and it will query the remote to see what it is capable of and choose the most secure one available. -corey ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Openipmi-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer
