problem in running the command as a normal user
 

Hello Buddies,

This is very basic question thats make me a fool:

When I logged in as a root on my linuxbox and run the command
it executes without any problem.


But when I looged in as a junaid it gives an error:

I thought that ifconfig is restricted command that only root can use.(I think I am right, am I ?)

Upto this is Cool :)

But when I looged in as a root and swith to juniad using
and runs the command
QUOTE]ifconfig[/QUOTE]
it executes without any problem.
How??

I also tried to give the full access to junaid in
file but while logging as junaid when I run
it gives me the same error.

Will you please explain the above problem.

Junaid.

TO my surprice when I logged in as junaid and switches to root using su and runs the command ifconfig it still gives the error.

In short:

user ------->su------->result

root ------->--- ------->OK

root ------->junaid ------->OK


Junaid ------->--- ------->Failed

Junaid ------->root ------->Failed

thanx

Because you don't have /sbin in your path..

su -

or

su - root

will give you root's full complete path environment. a simple su won't.

And if you want to run this command by simply typing ifconfig for a regular user, add the /sbin directory to your $PATH