Re: bash/terminal issue

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam Trinity Edu>]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 01:31:39PM -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 05:46:47PM -0700, anthony baldwin wrote:
> > > For instance, in the old console I could run /sbin/ifup as a user,
> > > but bash tells me that only user can do it.
> > > When I first upgraded I had not trouble doing it, but second log in and since
> > > I have had this issue.
> > > I miss my old console.
> > Do you mean that only root can run /sbin/ifup? That only depends on
> > the permissions of ifup. Allow any user to execute it and then make
> > it SUID root and you will be able to run it. If you put /sbin in your
> > path and you can run it as just ifup. Install modem lights on your
> > panel and you can run it with a click of your mouse,
> 
> I don't think this will work.  For one thing, you're not supposed to make
> scripts suid.
You arr right. I forgot that ifup is a script. But you allow users to
execute it.
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