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Update device_tracker.bluetooth_le_tracker.markdown (#4318)
* Update device_tracker.bluetooth_le_tracker.markdown * Minor changes
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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $ sudo apt install bluetooth libbluetooth-dev pkg-config libboost-python-dev lib
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Before you get started with this platform, please note that:
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- This platform is incompatible with Windows
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- This platform requires root privileges
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- This platform requires access to the bluetooth stack, see [Rootless Setup section](#rootless-setup) for further infomation
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To use the Bluetooth tracker in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ Configuration variables:
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As some BT LE devices change their MAC address regularly, a new device is only discovered when it has been seen 5 times.
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Some BTLE devices (e.g. fitness trackers) are only visible to the devices that they are paired with. In this case, the BTLE tracker won't see this device.
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For running Home Assistant as non root user we can give python3 the missing capabilities to access the Bluetooth stack. Quite like setting the setuid bit (see [Stack Exchange](http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/96106/bluetooth-le-scan-as-non-root) for more information).
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## {% linkable_title Rootless Setup %}
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Normaly accessing the Bluetooth stack is reserved for root, but running programs that are networked as root is a bad security wise. To allow non-root access to the Bluetooth stack we can give Python 3 the missing capabilities to access the Bluetooth stack. Quite like setting the setuid bit (see [Stack Exchange](http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/96106/bluetooth-le-scan-as-non-root) for more information).
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```bash
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$ sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin
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