Hi Julian, On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:03:26PM +1000, Julian Calaby wrote: > >> >root@hashbang Tue Jun 21 18:30:06 ~$ iwconfig wlan2 essid "h55m" > >> >Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : > >> > SET failed on device wlan2 ; Operation not permitted. > >> >root@hashbang Tue Jun 21 18:30:47 ~$ uname -r > > > > How is root unprivileged? The shell-prompt shows the user. > > In general, root prompts have a '#' at the end of the prompt, this one > has a '$' which is indicative of a non-privileged user. This box sets it differently. I understand how it could be missed in my post. Thanks, ali -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
