Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Clint Dilks
Bob Goodwin wrote: Sharpe, Sam J wrote: Bob Goodwin wrote: Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly complex. My objective is to be able to close or o

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 12:19 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Sharpe, Sam J wrote: > > Bob Goodwin wrote: > >> > >> Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run > >> system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should > >> be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmin

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Kevin Kofler
Sharpe, Sam J wrote: > 2) add the following to /etc/security/console.apps/system-config-network > UGROUPS=users (assuming bobg is in the users group) > > That will then prompt for bobg's password rather than root - but as you > object to typing in a password I'm not sure it's great for you. If yo

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Bob Goodwin
Rick Stevens wrote: Bob Goodwin wrote: Sharpe, Sam J wrote: Bob Goodwin wrote: Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly complex. My objective is to

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Bob Goodwin
Rangeen Basu wrote: On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: ifup/down-eth0 are not valid commands. ifdown-eth is but does not work. "basename: missing operand" whatever that means? You didn't get it quite right. Its actually ifup eth0 or ifdown eth0 (not ifup-eth0 noti

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Rick Stevens
Bob Goodwin wrote: Sharpe, Sam J wrote: Bob Goodwin wrote: Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly complex. My objective is to be able to close or o

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Rangeen Basu
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > ifup/down-eth0 are not valid commands.  ifdown-eth is but does not work. >  "basename: missing operand"  whatever that means? You didn't get it quite right. Its actually ifup eth0 or ifdown eth0 (not ifup-eth0 notice the dash). Do this as sa

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Bob Goodwin
Sharpe, Sam J wrote: Bob Goodwin wrote: Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly complex. My objective is to be able to close or open my eth0 internet

Re: User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Sharpe, Sam J
Bob Goodwin wrote: Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly complex. My objective is to be able to close or open my eth0 internet connection without jump

User allowed commands -

2009-03-18 Thread Bob Goodwin
Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run system-control-network as user bobg. It looks like I should be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly complex. My objective is to be able to close or open my eth0 internet connection without jumping though hoops.