On Tuesday 06 November 2007 06:51:51 pm Sunny wrote:
> On Nov 6, 2007 5:46 PM, Ben Kevan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am sure this has been discussed before, but will openSUSE ever allow
> > the user to run ifconfig? or allow it to be run via sudo ifconfig?
>
> Nothing stops you to do this, just /sbin is not in the default path,
>
> so you need to run:
> > /sbin/ifconfig
>
> I really do not understand why /sbin and /usr/sbin are not in the
> default user path, as they are in most of other distros though. Many
> of the programs there are useful, and most important, runable as user,
> including route. Also, it kind of complicates the use of sudo as the
> OP said.
>
>
> --
> Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)
>
> Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just
> a pile of scrap.
Seeing as the system is yours, you can add /sbin to your path on login
or add
it in the skel file that is used when creating all users, or some type of
link / symlink ( aint linux wonderful ). As a default I would consider this
as added system protection in the case of an actual system that is used by
multiple users.
Mike
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