topic Re: How to execute otelcol as regular user in Splunk Enterprise https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/How-to-execute-otelcol-as-regular-user/m-p/639911#M16032 <P>Please don't just copy-paste things without trying to understand what the howtos tell you to do.</P><P>And while you probably could unpack the package (not install!) and maybe run a limited subset of functionality without root privileges, you won't be able to do that without understanding why you need root for package install.</P> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:55:30 GMT PickleRick 2023-04-14T06:55:30Z How to execute otelcol as regular user? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/How-to-execute-otelcol-as-regular-user/m-p/639899#M16030 <P>How can we execute opentelemetry command as a regular user, please?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The given command requires root access.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><A href="https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/getting-started/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/getting-started/</A></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <PRE><SPAN>sudo yum update</SPAN><SPAN>sudo yum -y install wget systemctl</SPAN><SPAN>wget https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v0.75.0/otelcol_0.75.0_linux_amd64.rpm</SPAN><SPAN>sudo rpm -ivh otelcol_0.75.0_linux_amd64.rpm</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>sudo systemctl start otelcol</SPAN></PRE> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:23:45 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/How-to-execute-otelcol-as-regular-user/m-p/639899#M16030 sccheah82 2023-04-14T16:23:45Z Re: How to execute otelcol as regular user https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/How-to-execute-otelcol-as-regular-user/m-p/639911#M16032 <P>Please don't just copy-paste things without trying to understand what the howtos tell you to do.</P><P>And while you probably could unpack the package (not install!) and maybe run a limited subset of functionality without root privileges, you won't be able to do that without understanding why you need root for package install.</P> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:55:30 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Enterprise/How-to-execute-otelcol-as-regular-user/m-p/639911#M16032 PickleRick 2023-04-14T06:55:30Z