FW: Re: pre-compiled systemtap modules - try2 feature request

Frank Ch. Eigler fche@redhat.com
Fri Sep 15 20:16:00 GMT 2006


"David Sperry" <dave_sperry@ieee.org> writes:


> [...] SystemTap basically works in our environment has helped us
> isolate problems with various parts of the RT kernel. We have
> started to grow some simple scripts that are useful to our
> environment.

Great.  

> Unfortunately our security policy limits who can have root
> privileges to less than 0.5% of our users. What we would like to do
> is have the majority of our user base be able to run only
> pre-compiled modules which are blessed by our internal
> security. [...]

We are aware of this need, and work is in progress as we speak to
promote this style of usage.  Do you have any suggestions about what
form the "blessings" might have?

- FChE



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