Hostapd.enable not working about wireless-tools HOT 7 CLOSED

What version of hostapd are you running?

hostapd -v

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Hii bakerface,

I am using hostapd v2.4 version

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intelnuc@intelnuc-desktop:~/Documents/nodejs$ node hostapd
Example app listening on port 5001!
{ Error: Command failed: cat <wlp2s0-hostapd.conf && hostapd -B wlp2s0-hostapd.conf && rm -f wlp2s0-hostapd.conf
channel=1
driver=nl80211
hw_mode=g
interface=wlp2s0
ssid=bhavika
wpa=2
wpa_passphrase=123456789

at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:205:12)
at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:194:7)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:899:16)
at Socket.<anonymous> (internal/child_process.js:342:11)
at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
at Socket.emit (events.js:191:7)
at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:513:12)

killed: false,
code: 1,
signal: null,
cmd: 'cat <wlp2s0-hostapd.conf && hostapd -B wlp2s0-hostapd.conf && rm -f wlp2s0-hostapd.conf\nchannel=1\ndriver=nl80211\nhw_mode=g\ninterface=wlp2s0\nssid=bhavika\nwpa=2\nwpa_passphrase=123456789' }

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Hi, same issue. Hostapd v2.3

It appears to happen everyone other time I run hostapd.enable().

I run the command and it will execute without a problem. I run it again and it will throw the error that Subh1994 mentioned. Even if I open node, run the command, it works, exit node, enter node again, run the command, it throws an error.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for your work!

Jason

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Hii jsonpoindexter

I run the nodejs script and every time I face these command failed issue "Error: Command failed: cat <wlp3s0-hostapd.conf && hostapd -B wlp3s0-hostapd.conf && rm -f wlp3s0-hostapd.conf". Please help me out to solve these error.
When i try to run these hostapd -B wlp3s0-hostapd.conf it successfully run and access point enable but when i run the node script it always through me the error.

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@Subh1994 you may need to run your script with elevated permissions by using sudo node hostapd.js or a preferred method. Are you able to execute the following command in a terminal? hostapd -B wlp2s0-hostapd.conf

@jsonpoindexter this appears to be the case when you do not execute the wireless-tools hostapd.disable method before attempting to hostapd.enable again.

FWIW, I'm using the driver: 'nl80211' for a standard USB wifi dongle and followed the instructions from #15 (perhaps this should become part of the readme or a wiki entry?).

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Hii ,

Thanks for reply!

Yes I am able to execute this command hostapd -B wlp2s0-hostapd.conf in my pc.
And I run my script with sudo only.
and DRIVER is also nl80211

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