Running as Root

[Shawn Badger]

BTW, you can use ifconfig on FC6 just to look at the ip addresses with
using sudo or being root. Since most of the time I am only looking at
the interface configurations I just type /sbin/ifconfig to get the
read out from the standard user prompt.



On 5/10/07, Bryan O'Neal <BONeal at cornerstonehome.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone, su - works for the path problem.
> Now can any one guess why synergy runs different when I am logged in as
> a use, when it is launched on startup and when it run as root?  It runs
> so much more smoothly when you execute it as root when logged in as root
> :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of
> Jeremy C. Reed
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:53 PM
> To: Main PLUG discussion list
> Cc: Arizona State University Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: Running as Root
>
> On Thu, 10 May 2007, Bryan O'Neal wrote:
>
> > Ok, can some one tell me why when I log in as root I can run ifconfig
> > but when I log in as user and su to root I can not run ifconfig?  I
> have
> > a similar issue with snort and a few other apps.  I want to stop
> running
> > as root when I am messing with my test box, but FC6 is making it
> > difficult.
>
> I am guessing it is just an execute path problem.
>
> When you login as root and when you su as root, look at output of:
>
>  id
>
>  echo $PATH
>
>  which ifconfig
>
> If if it a path problem, then  you can use "su -l" or just set the path
> or
> use the full path to your commands.
>
> > Also, why is it when I log in as root and run synergys I can move my
> > mouse freely across all my screens, but why it runs as itself
> (init'ed)
> > or as some other user I am locked to the FC screen when a menu is
> down,
> > or beryl is doing it's preview thing, etc.  I want synergys to work as
> > well as it does when root but without having to log in as root.
>
> I don't know about that. I don't know that software.
>
>   Jeremy C. Reed
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