Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4569] Trying to Run Wireshark as "root" causes system to completely lockup (requires hard reset)

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:03:59 -0800 (PST)

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4569

--- Comment #6 from Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx> 2010-03-12 08:03:45 CET ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > What do
> > 
> >     tcpdump -D
> >     dumpcap -D
> >     dumpcap -S
> > 
> > show?
> 
> tcpdump -D doesn't show anything.  It simply puts me back to the command line.
> Both "dumpcap" messages provide the message "dumpcap: There are no interfaces
> on which a capture can be done".

You've got to run them as root.

> Also, in reply to Comment #1, I did run "dumpcap" using "sudo dumpcap -i eth0
> -c 10".  It then counted to 10 in short order (I was downloading a web page),
> and stopped.  It did not freeze or cause any problems.

Cool, basic capture on Ethernet works, so now lets look for the failing
interfaces.

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