Ben Kevan 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?
/sbin/ifconfig Now, that being said, if you run ifconfig with any user ID other than root (i.e. su to root, or sudo, or login as root) then ifconfig can't change any settings --- it will only display what the settings are. In any business or even home environment, users who don't have the root password....don't have them for a reason. Suppose your teenage kid suddenly gets the idea that he wants to do network administration on your Linux box.... Do you REALLY want him to be able to do "root" things without using a root password???? If you want an operating system where all security is off by default, I can introduce you to the products of a famous monopolist with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, USA.
Ben
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