This is a discussion on SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied/SET failed on device ath0 ... etc within the Slackware Linux Support forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> Hi, When i execute /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless as a "user" i get errors : >> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied/SET failed on device ...
| |||||||
| FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
| ||||
| Hi, When i execute /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless as a "user" i get errors : >> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied/SET failed on device ath0 ... etc What shall i do to make it work ? Thanks in advance for any comments |
| ||||
| iris wrote: > Hi, > > When i execute /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless as a "user" i get errors : > >> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied/SET failed on device ath0 ... etc > > What shall i do to make it work ? > > Thanks in advance for any comments > Run the command as root (or with sudo). Btw in Slackware -current and (soon) Slackware 10.2, do not run rc.wireless by itself,but run "/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 ath0_restart" instead. Rc.wireless relies on certain environment variables that are defined by rc.inet1 . The rc.inet1 will call rc.wireless with the correct parameters. Cheers, Eric |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|