Re: system-config-network as non-root

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On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 09:50 +0200, François Patte wrote:
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> Tim a écrit :
> > On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 22:11 +0200, François Patte wrote:
> >> I'd like to know if there is a way to allow non root user to use
> >> "system-config-network". On a laptop it is quite boring to always
> >> become root if you want to use lan interface, wifi interface or ppp
> >> interface.... 
> > 
> > Don't know about with wireless, but there are various GUIs for letting
> > users bring some interfaces up and down, as well as command line tools.
> > In Gnome, you can edit the main menus, and find "network device control"
> > in the system tools section.  There's also a modem lights panel applet
> > that lets you bring ppp up and down from the taskbar.
> 
> I think that I wasn't clear enough, all what has been suggested is to
> use some applet or some command line to bring up an interface already
> configured by root.
> 
> I don't want command line, because most of people do not know/want to
> use it, and my problem is not solved in this way. Let's go to an example:
> 
> Being a laptop that I lend to John Doe for sometimes to go to a congress.
> 
> At the airport, J.D. want to use the wifi ESSID=Airport key=whatever
> 
> At the hotel, J.D. use the lan cable (no problem dhcp).
> 
The above three instances can be done by nm-applet as long as the wired
connection uses dhcp.
> When back home (or at friend home), he has an ISP and can use the modem
> with the phone number and password given by his ISP.
> 
modem lights can do modem connection.
> I don't want to give the root password to John Doe.
> 
> What can I do?
> 
> Are there some pam command to do this?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> - --
> François Patte
> UFR de mathématiques et informatique
> Université René Descartes
> http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
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