On 2017-04-26, Greg Wooledge <wool...@eeg.ccf.org> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:25:10AM -0400, Ric Moore wrote: >> On 04/26/2017 10:17 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote: >> >On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:07:01AM -0400, Ric Moore wrote: >> >>"ifconfig" has to be run as root. > >> >This is not correct, if you are just using it to view an interface rather >> >than to change the interface. > >> And that makes me incorrect how?? > > Because your statement is literally untrue. You said a thing which does > not match reality. >
It's an alternative fact, I think. I've always run ifconfig as a user using the full path--/sbin/ifconfig (to get my ip address). But then there's ip, which *is* in my path ip addr I've seen people recommending ip as a superior alternative to ifconfig. Anyway, I'm adding nothing of extra value to the thread, as usual.
