diff --git a/rabbitmq-connections b/rabbitmq-connections
index 72a1039..a38c083 100755
--- a/rabbitmq-connections
+++ b/rabbitmq-connections
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ fi
 # real work - i.e. display the data. Almost always this will be
 # "value" subfield for every data field.
 
-echo "connections.value $(sudo rabbitmqctl list_connections | grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | wc -l)"
+echo "connections.value $(rabbitmqctl list_connections | grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | wc -l)"
diff --git a/rabbitmq-consumers b/rabbitmq-consumers
index 52ee6fe..f190192 100755
--- a/rabbitmq-consumers
+++ b/rabbitmq-consumers
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fi
 # graphs should look. 
 
 VHOST=${vhost:-"/"}
-QUEUES=$(sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
+QUEUES=$(rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
 		grep -v '^Listing' | \
-		grep -v 'done\.$')
+		grep -v 'done\.$' | sed -e 's/\./_/g' )
  
 if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
         QUEUE_WARN=${queue_warn:-100}
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ fi
 # real work - i.e. display the data. Almost always this will be
 # "value" subfield for every data field.
 
-sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name consumers| \
+rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name consumers| \
 	grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | \
     perl -nle'($q, $s) = split; $q =~ s/\./_/g; print("$q.value $s")'
diff --git a/rabbitmq-messages b/rabbitmq-messages
index 95a6f76..f951eeb 100755
--- a/rabbitmq-messages
+++ b/rabbitmq-messages
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fi
 # graphs should look. 
 
 VHOST=${vhost:-"/"}
-QUEUES=$(sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
+QUEUES=$(rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
 		grep -v '^Listing' | \
-		grep -v 'done\.$')
+		grep -v 'done\.$' | sed -e 's/\./_/g')
  
 if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
         QUEUE_WARN=${queue_warn:-10000}
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ fi
 # real work - i.e. display the data. Almost always this will be
 # "value" subfield for every data field.
 
-sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST | \
+rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST | \
 	grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | \
 	perl -nle'($q, $s) = split; $q =~ s/\./_/g; print("$q.value $s")'
diff --git a/rabbitmq-messages_unacknowledged b/rabbitmq-messages_unacknowledged
index c6ec429..5d8b637 100755
--- a/rabbitmq-messages_unacknowledged
+++ b/rabbitmq-messages_unacknowledged
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 # graphs should look. 
 
 VHOST=${vhost:-"/"}
-QUEUES=$(sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
+QUEUES=$(rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
 		grep -v '^Listing' | \
 		grep -v 'done\.$')
  
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ fi
 # real work - i.e. display the data. Almost always this will be
 # "value" subfield for every data field.
 
-sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name messages_unacknowledged | \
+rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name messages_unacknowledged | \
 	grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | \
     perl -nle'($q, $s) = split; $q =~ s/\./_/g; print("$q.value $s")'
diff --git a/rabbitmq-messages_uncommitted b/rabbitmq-messages_uncommitted
index 49b1adb..d6d6c9e 100755
--- a/rabbitmq-messages_uncommitted
+++ b/rabbitmq-messages_uncommitted
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 # graphs should look. 
 
 VHOST=${vhost:-"/"}
-QUEUES=$(sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
+QUEUES=$(rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
 		grep -v '^Listing' | \
 		grep -v 'done\.$')
  
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ fi
 # real work - i.e. display the data. Almost always this will be
 # "value" subfield for every data field.
 
-sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name messages_uncommitted | \
+rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name messages_uncommitted | \
 	grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | \
     perl -nle'($q, $s) = split; $q =~ s/\./_/g; print("$q.value $s")'
diff --git a/rabbitmq-queue_memory b/rabbitmq-queue_memory
index 1cb300e..aa75a4c 100755
--- a/rabbitmq-queue_memory
+++ b/rabbitmq-queue_memory
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fi
 # graphs should look. 
 
 VHOST=${vhost:-"/"}
-QUEUES=$(sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
+QUEUES=$(rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name | \
 		grep -v '^Listing' | \
-		grep -v 'done\.$')
+		grep -v 'done\.$' | sed -e 's/\./_/g')
  
 if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
         QUEUE_WARN=${queue_warn:-10000}
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ fi
 # real work - i.e. display the data. Almost always this will be
 # "value" subfield for every data field.
 
-sudo rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name memory | \
+rabbitmqctl list_queues -p $VHOST name memory | \
 	grep -v "^Listing" | grep -v "done.$" | \
     perl -nle'($q, $s) = split; $q =~ s/\./_/g; print("$q.value $s")'