From d31f2ce0bec276d54c2a2cfe70c2764aee4503d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 20:34:03 +0200 Subject: install i3status with cap_net_admin capability, document it --- man/i3status.man | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/i3status.man') diff --git a/man/i3status.man b/man/i3status.man index a747c73..74493b9 100644 --- a/man/i3status.man +++ b/man/i3status.man @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ wireless wlan0 { } ethernet eth0 { - # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges + # if you use %speed, i3status requires the cap_net_admin capability format = "E: %ip (%speed)" } @@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ connected. === Ethernet Gets the IP address and (if possible) the link speed of the given ethernet -interface. Getting the link speed requires root privileges. +interface. Getting the link speed requires the cap_net_admin capability. Set +it using +setcap cap_net_admin=ep $(which i3status)+. *Example order*: +ethernet eth0+ -- cgit v1.2.3