ifconfig?

[lancebermudez]

I come from ubuntu were ifconfig is used to check my ip address and cards on my computer. I have openSuSE 11.2 on acer aspire 5515. When I run the command I get

acer@linux-ukd8:/etc> ifconfig
Absolute path to 'ifconfig' is '/sbin/ifconfig', so running it may require superuser privileges (eg. root).
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/acer
acer@linux-ukd8:/etc> sudo ifconfig
root's password:
sudo: ifconfig: command not found

so what command do I use in place of ifconfig

[venzkep]

On Thu June 10 2010 11:46 pm, lancebermudez wrote:

>
> I come from ubuntu were ifconfig is used to check my ip address and
> cards on my computer. I have openSuSE 11.2 on acer aspire 5515. When I
> run the command I get
>
> acer@linux-ukd8:/etc> ifconfig
> Absolute path to 'ifconfig' is '/sbin/ifconfig', so running it may
> require superuser privileges (eg. root).
> You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/acer
> acer@linux-ukd8:/etc> sudo ifconfig
> root's password:
> sudo: ifconfig: command not found
>
> so what command do I use in place of ifconfig
>
>
lancebermudez;

Just use:

/sbin/ifconfig

/sbin is not in the path of a regular user.
--
P. V.
"We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green

[nzlbob23]

su (root)
password:
then ifconfig

to get the right path, as per Where Is Ifconfig And Iwconfig - openSUSE Forums

Cheers
Steve

[ab]

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Or just use the ip command; it's the future, doesn't require 'root', and
it's easy (handles more than ifconfig too):

ip addr
ip route
ip link

Good luck.





On 06/10/2010 10:53 PM, PV wrote:
> On Thu June 10 2010 11:46 pm, lancebermudez wrote:
>
>>
>> I come from ubuntu were ifconfig is used to check my ip address and
>> cards on my computer. I have openSuSE 11.2 on acer aspire 5515. When I
>> run the command I get
>>
>> acer@linux-ukd8:/etc> ifconfig
>> Absolute path to 'ifconfig' is '/sbin/ifconfig', so running it may
>> require superuser privileges (eg. root).
>> You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/acer
>> acer@linux-ukd8:/etc> sudo ifconfig
>> root's password:
>> sudo: ifconfig: command not found
>>
>> so what command do I use in place of ifconfig
>>
>>
> lancebermudez;
>
> Just use:
>

> /sbin/ifconfig
>

>
> /sbin is not in the path of a regular user.
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[ken_yap]

Or just use the ip command; it's the future, doesn't require 'root', and
it's easy (handles more than ifconfig too):

ip addr
ip route
ip link

+1 for ip, but ifconfig doesn't require root privilege if you just want to view. I usually handle this by symlinking /sbin/ifconfig to ~/bin. Other ways include adding /sbin and /usr/sbin to PATH, or using an alias (not so good for non-interactive invocation).

[hcvv]

su (root)
password:
then ifconfig

to get the right path, as per Where Is Ifconfig And Iwconfig - openSUSE Forums

Cheers
Steve

Do not use

su

but

su -

And you get the correct path as a bonus to security.

[ab]

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Yes... you're right and I was unclear. ifconfig doesn't require root
privs for displaying.

Good luck.





On 06/11/2010 12:56 AM, ken yap wrote:
>
> ab@novell.com;2175236 Wrote:
>> Or just use the ip command; it's the future, doesn't require 'root',
>> and
>> it's easy (handles more than ifconfig too):
>>
>> ip addr
>> ip route
>> ip link
>>
>
> +1 for ip, but ifconfig doesn't require root privilege if you just want
> to view. I usually handle this by symlinking /sbin/ifconfig to ~/bin.
> Other ways include adding /sbin and /usr/sbin to PATH, or using an alias
> (not so good for non-interactive invocation).
>
>
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