From: Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:34:03 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: install i3status with cap_net_admin capability, document it
X-Git-Tag: 2.1~8
X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d31f2ce0bec276d54c2a2cfe70c2764aee4503d8;p=i3%2Fi3status

install i3status with cap_net_admin capability, document it
---

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e84d0cd..883bcdd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -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+