Matthew Miller wrote: > On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:53:28PM -0700, Al Sparks wrote: >> I tried to execute >> ifconfig eth0 down >> on my system as non-root, and got permission denied. > > Try adding > > USERCTL=yes > > to > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > (One of several arguments for moving ifconfig to /bin.) > > > But yeah, having programs in sbin isn't a security thing. It's an > organizational thing. > > I didn't know that this would work with ifconfig. I know if works with /sbin/ifup eth0 and /sbin/ifdown eth0. But I didn't think that ifconfig worked with the network scripts. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
