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[jdd <jdd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Benji Weber wrote:
> On 24/05/07, Alexey Eremenko <al4321@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi all !
> >
> > Basic utilities such as "ifconfig" do not work under user account, but
> > only under root.
>
> ifconfig has been deprecated for years and only still included so that
> scripts don't break afaik.
>
> Use "ip" which is in the normal users' path and provides a superset of
> the functionality of ifconfig.
>
> This doesn't preclude adding sbin to users' path for other reasons though.

/sbin/ifconfig works most of the time, when IP never works without 
obscure options...

jdd

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