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| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/i3status.man | 5 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ install: install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/etc install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1 install -m 755 i3status $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/i3status + # Allow network configuration for getting the link speed + which setcap && setcap cap_net_admin=ep $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/i3status install -m 644 i3status.conf $(DESTDIR)/etc/i3status.conf install -m 644 man/i3status.1 $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1 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+ |