Re: Ping as normal user (Was: Why /usr/sbin is not in my root $PATH ?)
On 5/29/19, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:
> Hi Jason,
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 04:18:51PM -0500, Jason wrote:
>> On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 08:12:32AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>> > While I didn't mention it in this thread, ping had indeed somehow lost
>> > its capabilities on my system. 'dpkg-reconfigure iputils-ping' fixed
>> > it.
>>
>> That worked for me (I'm not the OP) with Stretch on an ARM board. Before
>> running the above command, I could only ping as root or using sudo, now
>> I can ping as a normal user. Thanks!
>
> How did you install this system? Because /bin/ping is supposed to
> come with file capabilities such that the user can allow it to do
> what it needs to do (this is part of what 'dpkg-reconfigure
> iputils-ping' restores). So it would be interesting to know how the
> system was installed in case there is a general theme for those who
> never got those capabilities.
>
> One other person in this thread said they used (a script which
> ultimately uses) debootstrap.
Was sitting here reading through before responding. Debootstrap. I
JUST seconds ago finished running the first step, the initial download
and install, for that again. *having to rebuild my dotDeb cache, don't
wanna talk about it, smacking my head!*
Just searched and "iputils-ping" is already installed at the absolute
bare minimum debootstrap base level. I really didn't think that
package was installed because I don't ever remember encountering that
package name. That "ping" part would stand out to me, but it never
has... until just now.
So, yeah, at least for Debootstrap. "iputils-ping" is in there at the
absolute very first start where the Developers have picked the very
first packages that get the party started before the User then picks
everything else...
Cindy :)
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
* Base system installed successfully. Works every time... as long
as... APT archives are not... cough.. symlinked instead of "mount -B".
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