(bad docs) man page is inconsistent with wiki, & also inconsistent with system defaults
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wpasupplicant (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Linux systems are typically configured with either a "wheel" group or a "sudo" group to specify users that get sudo privs. In the case of Debian's default config, a "sudo" group exists in /etc/group and also the /etc/sudoers file assumes a "sudo" group. Yet the latest wpa_supplicant.conf man page gives all examples using the non-existent "wheel" group:
https:/
The wiki:
https:/
is incomplete, because it neglects the setting that enables users to configure the wifi APs. The wiki assumes:
ctrl_interface=
while the man page not only shows a different directory, it shows a different syntax:
ctrl_interface=
Debian-independant docs out in the wild are all over map on this which exacerbates confusion. In attempt to get a grasp on sanity, you would think users could simply check which directory was created by the wpasupplicant installer. The answer: it created both /var/run/
Considering /var is short for "variable", and a wifi config is naturally quite variable, it's tempting to go with /var/run/
https:/
There's another reason to distrust the man page: these config params worked on Debian Lenny-baed distros:
ctrl_
ctrl_
Notice that ctrl_interface_
And woah, where does netdev come from? A: /usr/share/
ctrl_interface=
and yes, that's also /run/ without the leading /var/, thus contradicting the man page. Wait, it gets better-- README.gz (not README.Debian.gz) shows:
ctrl_interface=
ctrl_interface_
Does that mean upstream uses /var/run/ & Debian intends to use /run/?
What does "update_config=1" mean? We see it here: https:/
Please make the docs a bit less painful; less schitzophrenic.
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