Running command create_ap fails on hostapd_cli -p

[januhlir]

Running command create_ap fails on hostapd_cli -p .... Could not open configuration file ... for reading.

Full output:

# create_ap wlan0 enp58s0u1u3c2 'MyAP123' 'my-secret-password' 
Config dir: /tmp/create_ap.wlan0.conf.NwJTaLgg
PID: 13128
Network Manager found, set ap0 as unmanaged device... DONE
Creating a virtual WiFi interface... ap0 created.
Sharing Internet using method: nat
Setting /usr/sbin/dnsmasq to complain mode.
Warning: profile dnsmasq represents multiple programs
Warning: profile dnsmasq represents multiple programs
hostapd command-line interface: hostapd_cli -p /tmp/create_ap.wlan0.conf.NwJTaLgg/hostapd_ctrl
Could not open configuration file '/tmp/create_ap.wlan0.conf.NwJTaLgg/hostapd.conf' for reading.
Failed to set up interface with /tmp/create_ap.wlan0.conf.NwJTaLgg/hostapd.conf
Failed to initialize interface

Error: Failed to run hostapd, maybe a program is interfering.
If an error like 'n80211: Could not configure driver mode' was thrown
try running the following before starting create_ap:
    nmcli r wifi off
    rfkill unblock wlan

Doing cleanup.. done

The file /tmp/create_ap.wlan0.conf.NwJTaLgg/hostapd_ctrl doesn't exist. It's supposed to be a socket file so it's hardly surprising. I run it as root.

There is no other hostapd running:

# systemctl status hostapd
○ hostapd.service - Hostapd IEEE 802.11 AP, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/hostapd.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)

...
# ps -ax | grep hostapd
11903 pts/1    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto hostapd

    nmcli r wifi off
    rfkill unblock wlan

..also didn't help.

My card does support AP. I checked that with iw.

I self-build the linux-wifi-hospot tool myself.

OS: openSuse Slowroll

[januhlir]

I tried Linux Router, from Gary Will https://github.com/garywill/linux-router and that one worked!