dellsysidplugin2??

[Tony Nelson]

On 09-08-03 17:00:53, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Monday 03 August 2009, Beartooth wrote:
> >
> > 	Well, as the OP, I have something like half an idea. One (only
> > one) of the four F11 PCs at my desk, a hand-me-down, was a Dell  
> server
> > before I got it.
> >
> > 	It makes some sort of sense that that machine should have such a
> > plugin; but is there any way it could have contaminated any others??
> >
> Well, my F11 machine has never been anywhere near a Dell box, so  
> that's not
> the answer for me at least... :-)
> 
> I must say I'm curious as hell about that.... I have seen that plugin
> before, but never really bothered until you posted. :-)

"dellsysidplugin" is part of smbios-utils-python from Fedora:

[root at localhost ~]# locate dellsysidplugin
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyc
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyo
[root at localhost ~]# rpm -q /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
package /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py is not installed
[root at localhost ~]# rpm -qf /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
smbios-utils-python-2.2.16-2.1.fc11.i586
[root at localhost ~]# rpm -qi smbios-utils-python
Name        : smbios-utils-python          Relocations: (not  
relocatable)
Version     : 2.2.16                            Vendor: Fedora Project
Release     : 2.1.fc11                      Build Date: Thu 14 May 2009  
10:22:19 PM EDT
Install Date: Tue 28 Jul 2009 02:43:15 PM EDT      Build Host:  
x86-4.fedora.phx.redhat.com
Group       : Applications/System           Source RPM:  
libsmbios-2.2.16-2.1.fc11.src.rpm
Size        : 201621                           License: GPLv2+ or OSL  
2.1
Signature   : RSA/8, Mon 18 May 2009 10:34:13 AM EDT, Key ID  
1dc5c758d22e77f2
Packager    : Fedora Project
URL         : http://linux.dell.com/libsmbios/main
Summary     : Python executables that use libsmbios
Description :
Get BIOS information, such as System product name, product id, service  
tag and
asset tag. Set service and asset tags on Dell machines. Manipulate  
wireless
cards/bluetooth on Dell laptops. Set BIOS password on select Dell  
systems.
Update BIOS on select Dell systems. Set LCD brightness on select Dell  
laptops.
[root at localhost ~]# rpm -ql smbios-utils-python
/etc/libsmbios
/etc/libsmbios/logging.conf
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf
/usr/bin/dellWirelessCtl
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyc
/usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyo
/usr/sbin/dellBiosUpdate
/usr/sbin/dellLcdBrightness
/usr/sbin/dellWirelessCtl
/usr/sbin/getSystemId
/usr/sbin/smbios-lcd-brightness
/usr/sbin/smbios-passwd
/usr/sbin/smbios-rbu-bios-update
/usr/sbin/smbios-sys-info
/usr/sbin/smbios-token-ctl
/usr/sbin/smbios-wakeup-ctl
/usr/sbin/smbios-wireless-ctl
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/COPYING-GPL
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/COPYING-OSL
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/README
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/boost_LICENSE_1_0_txt
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/getopts_LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/doc/smbios-utils-python-2.2.16/pkgheader.sh
/usr/share/smbios-utils
/usr/share/smbios-utils/cli.py
/usr/share/smbios-utils/cli.pyc
/usr/share/smbios-utils/cli.pyo
/usr/share/smbios-utils/token_blacklist.csv
/usr/share/smbios-utils/token_list.csv
[root at localhost ~]#

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