lsof command missing in ESX 4?

[dpcsxa]

I can't find the lsof command in ESX 4:

~ # lsof

-ash: lsof: not found

~ # which lsof

~ # echo $PATH

/bin:/sbin

~ #

On my 3.5 servers, its there. Is it supposed to be removed in ESX 4? If so, can we get it back? It's handy, that's for sure.

[Troy_Clavell]

try running with root permissions

[root@phx03501 ~]# vmware -v
VMware ESX 4.0.0 build-164009
[root@phx03501 ~]# lsof | more
COMMAND     PID   USER   FD      TYPE             DEVICE     SIZE       NODE NAM
E
init          1   root  cwd       DIR               8,40     4096          2 /
init          1   root  rtd       DIR               8,40     4096          2 /
init          1   root  txt       REG               8,40    43496     144005 /sb
in/init
init          1   root  mem       REG               8,40   134400     512275 /li
b64/ld-2.5.so
init          1   root  mem       REG               8,40  1699912     512276 /li
b64/libc-2.5.so
init          1   root  mem       REG               8,40    23360     512277 /li
b64/libdl-2.5.so
init          1   root  mem       REG               8,40   247528     512002 /li
b64/libsepol.so.1
init          1   root  mem       REG               8,40    95464     512284 /li
b64/libselinux.so.1
init          1   root   10u     FIFO               0,15                2351 /de
v/initctl
ksoftirqd     2   root  cwd       DIR               8,40     4096          2 /
ksoftirqd     2   root  rtd       DIR               8,40     4096          2 /
ksoftirqd     2   root  txt   unknown                                        /pr
oc/2/exe
events/0      3   root  cwd       DIR               8,40     4096          2 /
--More--

[dpcsxa]

I was root. Can you tell me what directory the lsof binary is supposed to be?

~ # vmware -v

VMware ESXi 4.0.0 build-193498

~ # id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

~ # lsof

-ash: lsof: not found

[Troy_Clavell]

[root@phx03501 ~]# which lsof
/usr/sbin/lsof
[root@phx03501 ~]#

[dpcsxa]

Any ideas are welcome on why its missing in our install (is it an option?), otherwise thanks for the letting us know it should be there.

[mcowger]

Is this ESXi?

--Matt

VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

[Troy_Clavell]

good call Matt, I missed that one. lsof is not available in ESXi

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010993

Note: At the time of publication, there is no way to:

• Show network connection (socket) details (for example, netstat)

• Tell how many open files a process holds (for example, lsof)