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Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?]

From Curt <curty@free.fr>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?]
Date 2017-04-26 18:00 +0200
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On 2017-04-26, Greg Wooledge <wooledg@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.

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Measuring aggregate internet useage? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-23 12:30 +0200
  Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2017-04-24 11:40 +0200
    Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-24 13:00 +0200
      Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-24 13:20 +0200
      Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-04-24 13:20 +0200
      Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-04-24 23:20 +0200
        Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-25 15:20 +0200
          BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-26 14:20 +0200
            Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-04-26 14:30 +0200
              Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-04-26 14:40 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-04-26 15:00 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-04-26 15:40 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-26 16:40 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2017-04-26 17:10 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2017-04-26 17:40 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-26 17:10 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-26 22:30 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-04-27 08:50 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?] Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-04-27 20:30 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-05-01 21:00 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-05-01 20:40 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-05-01 20:20 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-05-01 20:50 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-05-01 21:40 +0200
            Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-04-26 14:40 +0200
              Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2017-04-26 16:10 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-04-26 16:20 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2017-04-26 16:30 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet useage?] Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-04-26 16:40 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-04-26 18:00 +0200
                Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-04-26 16:40 +0200
            Re: BUG or OPERATOR error? - was [Re: Measuring aggregate internet  useage?] Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2017-04-26 14:40 +0200

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