Hi Loye, On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:18:06 am Loye Young wrote: > Package: wpasupplicant > Version: 0.5.7 > /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.modes.gz advises (waaayyyyy down at the > bottom) to set permissions to 0600 for both /etc/network/interfaces and > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.
Does the emphasis on "waaayyyyy" indicate you want it moved somewhere else? > > /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/README.wpa_supplicant.conf.gz advises > that by setting GROUP=wheel, non-root users can use the control interface, > but wpa_supplicant can run as root. However, if wpa_supplicant.conf is > 0600, only root can read the file and client apps fail because they cannot > read configuration file. > > Would it make sense to: > chmod root:wheel wpa_supplicant.conf > chmod 0660 wpa_supplicant.conf > by default? We'd have to provide the generic group "wheel" too. I think that is not going to happen. README.modes suggests perms of 0600 because it describes use cases where wpa_supplicant is started as system daemon (by root) only. Thanks, Kel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]