Celejar wrote: > [Please don't cc. me.] > > On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:29:50 +0200 > Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> wrote: > > > > Different README; mine doesn't have that stuff, but: > > I. Capturing packets with Wireshark/Tshark > > There are two ways of installing Wireshark/Tshark on Debian: > > I./a. Installing dumpcap and allowing non-root users to capture packets > > Members of the wireshark group will be able to capture packets on network > interfaces. This is the preferred way of installation if Wireshark/Tshark > will be used for capturing and displaying packets at the same time, since > that way only the dumpcap process has to be run with elevated privileges > thanks to the privilege separation[1]. > > Note that no user will be added to group wireshark automatically, the > system administrator has to add them manually. > > The additional privileges are provided using the Linux Capabilities > system where possible or using the set-user-id bit, where the Linux > Capabilities are not present (Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, Debian GNU/Hurd). > > Linux kernels provided by Debian support Linux Capabilities, but custom > built kernels may lack this support. If the support for Linux > Capabilities is not present at the time of installing wireshark-common > package, the installer will fall back to set the set-user-id bit to > allow non-root users to capture packets. > > If installation succeeds with using Linux Capabilities, non-root users > will not be able to capture packets while running kernels not supporting > Linux Capabilities. > > I./b. Installing dumpcap without allowing non-root users to capture packets > > Only root user will be able to capture packets. It is advised to capture > packets with the bundled dumpcap program as root and then run > Wireshark/Tshark as an ordinary user to analyze the captured logs. [2] > > > The installation method can be changed any time by running: > dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common > Thanks. Exactly what I wanted. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. The eyes are the window of the soul.
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