The sysfs attributes add_iface and remove_iface both check for
CAP_NET_ADMIN whenever something is written. Hence, permissions for the
files should be relaxed so that someone who is not root but happens to
have CAP_NET_ADMIN can do things.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- wireless-dev.orig/net/d80211/ieee80211_sysfs.c 2006-08-16
15:45:41.000000000 +0200
+++ wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211_sysfs.c 2006-08-16 15:46:05.000000000
+0200
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@
__IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(rate_ctrl_alg);
static struct class_device_attribute ieee80211_class_dev_attrs[] = {
- __ATTR(add_iface, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_add_iface),
- __ATTR(remove_iface, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_remove_iface),
+ __ATTR(add_iface, S_IWUGO, NULL, store_add_iface),
+ __ATTR(remove_iface, S_IWUGO, NULL, store_remove_iface),
__ATTR(channel, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_channel, NULL),
__ATTR(frequency, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_frequency, NULL),
__ATTR(radar_detect, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_radar_detect, NULL),
-
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