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In Fedora 12 Network Configuration tool the Activate and Deactivate buttons are disabled.
I thought that this was due to Network Manager overriding it but I've disabled that in order ...
- 08-02-2010 #1Just Joined!
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Activate and Deactivate disabled in Network Configuration
In Fedora 12 Network Configuration tool the Activate and Deactivate buttons are disabled.
I thought that this was due to Network Manager overriding it but I've disabled that in order to set a static ip but the buttons are still disabled.
How do I fix this?
- 08-02-2010 #2Linux Guru
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Sounds like you have root only privs set. A quick search of GOOGLE should get you the answer on how to set the privs so normal users can turn UP or DOWN the interfaces.
- 08-04-2010 #3Just Joined!
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Don't think that's the case as I have to enter the root password to access the utility.
- 08-05-2010 #4Linux Guru
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That is correct because a normal user cannot execute the program you need to input the root password. By changing who is allowed to execute the program root password will no longer be required.
another thing you can look into is SUDO privs.
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Still no go
Even if I launch /usr/bin/system-config-network as root, the buttons are still disabled.
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Just for future reference.
If 'Controlled by NetworkManager' is checked those buttons are disabled.
Select the device, click "Edit" you should see it.
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