Memory info hidden behind root or dmidecode errors
Memory details are hidden unless the user grants root, and dmidecode is missing or fails on some distros such as Debian.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 27 January 2020 · last reported 10 February 2025
What's going wrong
Users of this Linux hardware monitor report that memory and DIMM details stay hidden until they grant root access.
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