** Description changed: 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://manpages.debian.org/testing/wpasupplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5.en.html The wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#wpa_supplicant is incomplete, because it neglects the setting that enables users to configure the wifi APs. The wiki assumes: ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant while the man page not only shows a different directory, it shows a different syntax: ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel 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/wpa_supplicant and /run/wpa_supplicant -- which obviously perpetuates confusion. Considering /var is short for "variable", and a wifi config is naturally quite variable, it's tempting to go with /var/run/wpa_supplicant/. Normally the man page would also be the first port of call, but because it uses "wheel", it's hard to trust the man page. At the same time this apparently well-written distro-agnostic guide demonstrates using /run/wpa_supplicant/: https://shapeshed.com/linux-wifi + There's another reason to distrust the man page: these config params + worked on Debian Lenny-baed distros: + + ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant + ctrl_interface_group=netdev + + Notice that ctrl_interface_group is a separate parameter. Was that + parameter made obsolete, or is it simply undocumented? It should be + documented in the man page, and if it's obsolete then the manpage should + still document it and mark it obsolete so users know to adapt their + configs. + Please make the docs a bit less schitzophrenic.
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