That works perfect, all I wanted was the local IP address so I could put it in the host file on my M$ server and workstation. Sam. Christopher Smith wrote: >Nope. > >Try /sbin/ifconfig > >Sbin isn't in your path unless you are root. > > >Regards, > >Chris Smith >API Information Systems Group >www.apitools.net > >651-604-2758 > >-----Original Message----- >From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >[mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Sam MacDonald >Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 4:56 PM >To: TC LUG >Subject: [TCLUG] Lost > >So I "ifconfig" and it doesn't work, I get "ifconfig: not found" > >I used su to change to super user, entered the password, same result > >When I do "man ifconfig" the manual page is there. > >Red Hat 8.0 is the OS right from the CD > >So I logout as my account > >(BTW anyone know how to force text mode start up in RH 8?) > [Not everything needs to be graphical] > >I login as root > >I open a console and "ifconfig" works fine. > >Just a bug? > > > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list