network up/down script

bluefire · 08-28-2004, 01:06 PM

This allows all users who are given permission in sudoers to take the network up and down with a quick command, without logging in as root.

Call it int, and stick it in /usr/bin

Code:

#!/bin/sh

testIfUp() {
        sudo /sbin/ifconfig | awk 'BEGIN {found = 0} 
                /^eth0/ {found=1}
                END {printf("%s",found)} '
}

FOUND=$(testIfUp)

if [ $FOUND -eq 0 ] 
then
        echo Bringing up
        sudo /sbin/ifup eth0
else
        echo Taking down
        sudo /sbin/ifdown eth0
fi

zatriz · 09-04-2004, 03:29 AM

nice script or you could just give them sudo rights to ifconfig

sometimes its about being lazy