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[Stephen Ward]

One doesn't need to be root to run ifconfig - well at least not to just 
read the config.  It is always best to not use root / sudo for things 
that don't require root privelidges so if path does include /sbin (mine 
doesn't) you should run /sbin/ifconfig

Regards
Stephen Ward



Hervé Cauwelier wrote:

> phil at cryer.us wrote:
>
>> sudo ifconfig
>
>
> It seems that Hoary puts */sbin in the PATH of the user created at 
> installation, so you don't need to sudo.
>
> Anyway, Gnome System Tools are preferable for newbies.
>