Re: user without root privilege

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

the grv wrote:
> Hi list. Sorry for my bad english.
> Into my powerbook 1,67, i have debian lenny testing with 2 user: normal user and root. I not istall GDM and i can open X with the command "startx". my problem is that the normal user not have a simple command as "ifconfig". Bash reply me that the command not exist!
>
> When i login with root, the command exist instead!
> I'll like to connect to internet by bash and use irssi or lynx (with my user)!
>
> I must to modify the sudoers file, but where is it? And what i do? 
>
> Please help me. 
> thank you.
>
> GRV
>
>   
Hi Grv

as root
# aptitude install sudo

and the once installed

# visudo

this will allow you to add users to the sudoers file

Regards

Clive