Chris Cox <ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> writes:

> Hadron wrote:
>> Chris Cox <ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> writes:
>>
>>> Hadron wrote:
>>>> Chris Cox <ccox_nopenotthis@airmail.net> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Alex wrote:
> ...snippity...
>>> Oddly enough key system processes are running as root on his
>>> box by default (believe it or not).
>>
>> I know. What is your point? Seriously.
>>
>>> What was your point? Other than trying to pick a fight?
>>
>> my point was that running it via sudo is running it as root in most
>> cases. He wanted a way to access these things NOT as root. No
>> fight. Just asking why you answered as you did.
>
> Sigh.... so you believe that nothing runs as root? Of course not.

Once more : the OP asked how to access certain info WITHOUT THEM RUNNING
AS ROOT. You then told him how to run the programs as root(sudo). What
is so hard for you to understand.

Why you think I do not think certain things run as root is anyones guess
as I certainly never said that and I certainly do not think it.

> (do you?) My point is that the OP may have been told
> some misinformation about root and possibly nothing about role
> based security. That's all.

That might be your point now. It certainly was not earlier.

To try and stop you making a bigger fool of yourself I will quote the
original:

,----
| > Is there any API to collect some unique IDs (such as CPU id,
| > harddisk id, SKU, etc) from the system w/o running the final
| > software as root?
`----

See? He is asking for APIs which DO NOT NEED TO RUN AS ROOT. Get it yet?
By using SUDO he ****IS**** running the final SW as ROOT.