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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Need help-not showing interfaces in drop down list on Mac

From: "Luis EG Ontanon" <luis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 16:31:50 +0200
it ain't persistent clears at each reboot.

chmoding bpfs allows you to run it as an user. It is not to have to
sudo chgrp each_file, and to avoid running epan as root.

BTW changing dumpcap to run setuid should be the right way.



On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Network Fortius <netfortius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am not sure why you would prefer a permanent change to /dev/bpf* than a
> temporary (running as - sudo) root-enabled option?!?
>  I do not think that devfs is persistent between reboots, on the macosx?!?
> Haven't tried it lately, but it wasn't, a while ago ...
>
>
>
> On 5/13/08, Luis EG Ontanon <luis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Not ecessary to run as root,
> > it just needs the user or group to have rw access to /dev/bpf*
> >
> > Just need to:
> > $ sudo chmod go+rw /dev/bpf*
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Network Fortius <netfortius@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > Have you tried to run it as root (i.e. $sudo wireshark)?
> > >
> > > Stefan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/13/08, TARUN CHAPLOT <tarunchaplot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello everyone
> > > > I just downloaded wireshark 1.0.0 on my Mac Book Pro and I have Mac OS
> X
> > > 10.5.2
> > > > I do not see any interface in dropdown list and when I type interface
> name
> > > such as "en0" or "en1"
> > > > I get below mentioned error:
> > > >
> > > >      The capture session could not be initiated ((no devices found)
> > > /dev/bpf0: Permission denied).
> > > >
> > > >      Please check to make sure you have sufficient permissions, and
> that
> > > you have the proper interface or pipe specified.
> > > > While its working fine on windows platform.
> > > > Can anybody help me why its happening so.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Tarun
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