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List:       linux-wlan-user
Subject:    Re: [lwlan-user] User mode configuration?
From:       "Alfred Scamman" <dcat_of_fm () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2006-12-21 16:38:04
Message-ID: BAY112-F181F4F9EA129C95F98D64CDFCE0 () phx ! gbl
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Solomon Peachy wrote:
> 'sudo' asks for the user password, not the root password.
> 
> You can configure sudo to run with no password either, and you can also 
> lock down sudo so that it only allows that user to run that one command.
> 
> But back to your original question -- technially, all network configuration 
> requires the ADMIN capability, usually only available to root.  Your distro 
> network scripts use some setuid trickery to work around this so mere users 
> can up/down network interfaces, but not configure them directly.
> 
> - Solomon.
> 


Well, suddenly, some things actually make sense. I will see what I can
make of sudo. Thank you.
-- D-cat

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