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Airw0lf |
2007-10-20
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I'd like to find out my ip address and various other things. Normally I would use 'ifconfig' under linux. What package should I install to get this utility?
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2007-10-20
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Ah that makes sense...I'm surprised /sbin isn't in the PATH...
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2007-10-21
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Usually ifconfig can't be run by a normal user. It is in the path for root though, so this makes sense.
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2007-10-21
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Originally Posted by Airw0lf
/sbin contains system administration tools that are dangerous for the ordinary user, which is why it's not in the path of an ordinary user. Only root has /sbin in its path.
Ah that makes sense...I'm surprised /sbin isn't in the PATH...
Strictly speaking the permissions of the individual utilities should be set so that ordinary users can't use them. But I guess this kind of security is less of an issue on the N series tablets.
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