Does use of iptables require admin (root) account ?

From: "charlotte" <Joshi.Bakul@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 28 Apr 2006 04:25:40 -0700

I want to try iptables.Does it require root login ? I access the bas
shell on a server machine as a particular user. Will mistakes on my
part in setting mangling options etc be dangerous to the network?

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