diff --git a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-agent.sh b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-agent.sh
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diff --git a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
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index 683eba3727bd189363fe5e0835e09d5e5277c4e1..157ffd2ed7b7363292427f95a3d436965afbe55f
--- a/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
+++ b/scripts/influx/install-clmc-service.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 # install python for the simulator
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install python
+apt-get update
+apt-get install python
 
 # install influx
 wget https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.2.4_amd64.deb
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ dpkg -i kapacitor_1.3.1_amd64.deb
 
 # install Chronograf
 wget https://dl.influxdata.com/chronograf/releases/chronograf_1.3.3.0_amd64.deb
-dpkg -i chronograf_1.3.3.0_amd64.deb
\ No newline at end of file
+dpkg -i chronograf_1.3.3.0_amd64.deb
diff --git a/scripts/influx/start-clmc-service.sh b/scripts/influx/start-clmc-service.sh
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