Ubuntu
wifite package

non-root users should receive a different warning

Bug #1489704 reported by Rolf Leggewie
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wifite (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

running wifite as ordinary user gets you the following:

$ wifite
 [!] ERROR: wifite must be run as root
 [!] login as root (su root) or try sudo ./wifite.py

I suggest to change this in Ubuntu and Debian to "try sudo wifite" for the last three words

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package wifite - 2.0.87+git20170515.918a499-2

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wifite (2.0.87+git20170515.918a499-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Team upload
  * Bump std-version to 4.1.2, no changes required
  * Suggest macchanger (LP: #1489699)
  * Add net-tools dependency (Closes: #884399)
  * Add patch to correct the sudo warning message (LP: #1489704)

 -- Gianfranco Costamagna <email address hidden> Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:16:13 +0100

Changed in wifite (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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