bash: /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: Permission denied

Question

I am running Ubuntu16.04

Upon executing sudo wpa_passphrase DataRoom connect@data > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf I get bash: /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: Permission denied

Thanks for the help

Answer 1

Found solution at https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=116000

The following command worked sudo sh -c 'wpa_passphrase DataRoom connect@data > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'