Re: nmtui - user authorisation

[Paul Jewell]

On 27/12/2021 23:20, Leo Famulari wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 27, 2021 at 10:07:17PM +0000, Paul Jewell wrote:
> > Solved this - nmtui needs to be run as root; my script which invoked the
> > program didn't consider that. Changing it to run as sudo gives me an
> > opportunity to enter my password, and then successfully setup the wifi
> > interface details.
> Another option is to add nmtui to the list of programs that are setuid.
> That way, any user on your system could configure wifi, which may be
> more ergonomic.
>
> https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Setuid-Programs.html

This option did work as expected. The only additional point for anyone 
else coming across this post with the same issue: remember to add the

#:use-module (gnu system setuid)

so the setuid record is known.

Thanks Leo!