ipmitool error - how to fix?

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ipmitool previously worked on this system, but since a reboot it gives this error.

what does the error mean? why did the reboot break it?

root@zebra:~# ipmitool power status Could not open device at /dev/ipmi0 or /dev/ipmi/0 or /dev/ipmidev/0: No such file or directory

root@zebra:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy

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Share Improve this question Follow asked Oct 17, 2023 at 17:51 zeb3142’s user avatar zeb3142 111 bronze badge Add a comment 1 Answer Sorted by: 1

Load the driver:

modprobe ipmi_devintf

This also will load the ipmi_si module too. Note dmesg output afterwards: it should mention the IPMI interface was found and device node /dev/ipmi0 (or something like this) should appear.

If it works, add it to some file in the /etc/modules-load.d/ to auto-load on boot. Share Improve this answer Follow answered Oct 17, 2023 at 18:24 Nikita Kipriyanov’s user avatar Nikita Kipriyanov 15.9k33 gold badges3030 silver badges6060 bronze badges

made no difference – 
zeb3142
Commented Oct 17, 2023 at 20:47
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So well, what is in lsmod and what was in dmesg when the driver was loaded? And, what is your motherboard? Is the BMC still available over the network (its dedicated interface)? What are boot time initialisation messages? (I saw how the BMC in the SuperMicro motherboard died. Be prepared — that happens.) – 
Nikita Kipriyanov
Commented Oct 18, 2023 at 3:26

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