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FS#20031 - root should be in "network" group by default for new installs or a step should be added to the wiki!

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by trusktr (trusktr) - Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 15:25 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 05 July 2010, 11:58 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Either Arch should include root in the network group by default, or we shall append a new section at the beginning of section 3 (part II) of the beginner's guide telling the user to add root to the network group otherwise the whole network configuration process will yield no results. There needs to be a hint for this in the Arch Wiki.

I think the wiki option would be better so that users get better versed in Linux fundamentals. :)

I will add it to the Wiki unless you guys determine root should be in the network group by default.


Steps to reproduce:
Follow the beginner's guide verbatem then get stuck in section 3. :)
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Monday, 05 July 2010, 11:58 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 21:55 GMT
root should not need to be in the network group...
Comment by trusktr (trusktr) - Thursday, 01 July 2010, 00:04 GMT
Well it's so wierd, check this out. I did everything the wiki says for setting up a wired network on a brand new install (Beginner's Guide, Configureing Network, etc) and no matter what i tried, it just would not work.

I went over everything at least 3 times.

Then it ocurred to me to simply add root to the "network" group. And whadaya know! It started working all of a sudden. No lie.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 01 July 2010, 19:31 GMT
What network configuration process still needs the network group?
Comment by Thomas Dziedzic (tomd123) - Sunday, 04 July 2010, 00:43 GMT
sudo find / -group network
turned up no results...
Comment by trusktr (trusktr) - Monday, 05 July 2010, 06:21 GMT
hmmm. yeah, very wierd, i was wrong. I can't figure out why my computer wouldn't connect for 2 hours. I tried every setting, static and auto ip, yet i couldn't connect, then i guess it randomly started working after adding root to the network group.

I'm having the same problem on a new machine that i simply can't get to connect, but adding root this time did nothing at all.

I've installed arch before but never had this problem. No matter what settings i try my new arch installs won't connect. I've tried every setting mentioned anywhere in the ArchWiki.

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