networking tool

[Denny White]

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On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 09:55:41AM +0200, Nido spoke thusly:
> Dear list,
> 
> I'm have installed -current and I like it a whole lot. There is one
> thing though that is not working as I like it, which is networking.
> I've installed this on a laptop which I take everywhere I go. I
> sometimes connect it to a cat5 cable, and sometimes to wireless
> networks.
> 
> But in order to do this I need to run ifconfig as root. I've
> considered allowing sudo with no password for ifconfig only but I am
> not sure this is the right solution. Is there anyone who may have a
> better idea to solve my problem?
> 
> Kind regards.
> 
> Nido Media
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Obviously you must be in the 'wheel' group. No, I don't see
anything wrong with it. The only downside, I suppose, is if
someone else gets their hands on the laptop. But, if that
happens, you've got lots more to worry about, anyway, than
just someone changing your network settings. ;) I have several
commands setup like that in the sudoers file. Example:

dennyboy  badboybox = NOPASSWD: /sbin/mount,/sbin/umount
dennyboy  badboybox = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/cdrecord

Hope that helps.

Denny White

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