Re: How can I run NetworkManagerInfo as non-superuser (root)?

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Tony Austin wrote:

> I'm using Fedora Core 4 and cannot get NMI to run if I am logged into
> Gnome as an ordinary user. The radar sweeps but does not find the AP even
> though I can see packets sending and receiving in Network Monitor.

Can you run it from a terminal with "--no-daemon" and see what it says?

> If I first log into Gnome as root, start NMI and then log in as ordinary
> user then the wireless works.
> 
> I have tried running NetworkManagerInfo as root from a Terminal window
> logged in as ordingary user and I get an error:-

Yeah, you can't run it as another user.  It needs to be run as the user who is 
logged in.

Dan