system-config-network as non-root

Mikkel L. Ellertson mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Fri Apr 6 23:53:40 UTC 2007


Andras Simon wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/6/07, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
> [...]
>> USERCTL=yes lets you bring the interface up and down using ifup and
>> ifdown. I forget what GUI tools does the same things for you. (You
>> have to run /sbin/ifup eth0 as a user.) But you can only use
>> pre-defined network settings. (Static or dynamic.)
> 
> In system-config-network, there is a checkbox "Allow all users to enable
> and disable the device" in Devices/Edit. Nevertheless, I'm curious where
> USERCTL=yes should be written.
> 
> Andras
> 
For eth0, if would go in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 -
system-config-network should put it there when you check the checkbox.

Mikkel
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