Bug#1005639: wpa_supplicant.conf(5) has an example with group wheel which make it fail on Debian

[Thomas Glanzmann]

Package: wpasupplicant
X-Debbugs-Cc: tho...@glanzmann.de
Version: 2:2.9.0-23
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hello,
wpa_supplicant.conf(5) manpage includes multiple examples with group wheel.
Group wheel does not exist on Debian as a result the example fails. It should
either be changed to root or completly removed. The line appears multiple times
in the man page:

ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel

Find attached a patch

Cheers,
        Thomas

--- ./wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.conf.sgml.orig  2022-02-13 
09:33:30.099608502 +0100
+++ ./wpa_supplicant/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.conf.sgml       2022-02-13 
09:33:51.187037059 +0100
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
       EAP-TLS as work network.</para>
 
 <blockquote><programlisting>
-# allow frontend (e.g., wpa_cli) to be used by all users in 'wheel' group
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+# allow frontend (e.g., wpa_cli) to be used by all users in 'root' group
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=root
 #
 # home network; allow all valid ciphers
 network={
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         Aegis, Interlink RAD-Series)</para>
 
 <blockquote><programlisting>
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=root
 network={
        ssid="example"
        scan_ssid=1
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 
 <blockquote><programlisting>
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=root
 network={
        ssid="example"
        scan_ssid=1
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         authentication</para>
 
 <blockquote><programlisting>
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=root
 network={
        ssid="1x-test"
        scan_ssid=1
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         use.</para>
 
 <blockquote><programlisting>
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=root
 network={
        ssid="example"
        scan_ssid=1
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         (-Dwired or -Droboswitch on command line).</para>
 
 <blockquote><programlisting>
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=root
 ap_scan=0
 network={
        key_mgmt=IEEE8021X