User allowed commands -

[Bob Goodwin]

Sharpe, Sam J wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>
>> Can someone tell me how I can arrange to be able to run
>> system-control-network as user bobg.  It looks like I  should
>> be able to accomplish this via visudo but that is overwhelmingly 
>> complex.
>>
>> My objective is to be able to close or open my eth0 internet connection
>> without
>> jumping though hoops. As it stands I have to use system-config-network,
>> enter password, and when the GUI comes up I can then click on
>> "de/activate."
> Two ways to not quite accomplish accomplish roughly what you want:
>
> 1) Allow the user to control the network device - add "USERCTL=yes" in 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 as documented here:
> http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/rhel-rg-en-4/s1-networkscripts-interfaces.html 
>
>
> - but I don't think that will allow you to launch s-c-network as a 
> non-root user - i think you'd still have to run "ifup eth0" and 
> "ifdown eth0"
>
> 2) add the following to /etc/security/console.apps/system-config-network
> UGROUPS=users (assuming bobg is in the users group)
>
> That will then prompt for bobg's password rather than root - but as 
> you object to typing in a password I'm not sure it's great for you.
>
> -- 
> Sam
>
None of the above afford me any advantage, all ask me to enter a 
password again before permitting me to disconnect which seems like a 
negative security feature!  It ought to be simpler ...

ifup/down-eth0 are not valid commands.  ifdown-eth is but does not 
work.  "basename: missing operand"  whatever that means?

The command I would really like to be able to use is 
"system-control-network+" which offers two buttons, Activate and 
Deactivate plus a Configure button.  I haven't been able to find the 
file that produces that GUI.

Thank you for the suggestions.

Bob