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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Windows 7 Permission Problem on Standard Input

From: M K <gedropi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:55:16 -0800
It is my understanding that in Windows 7 everything along the path:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp (in this
case) is not accessible to users. I doubt if this will help but you
could possibly try the attrib command.

On 2/8/11, Rick Gudmundson <rickg421@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm trying to setup remote packet capture over SSH from a Windows 7 64-bit
> computer. I previously used this method on my old Win XP box. On this
> Windows 7, it failed with the error in a pop-up on top of the Wireshark
> application "The temporary file to which the capture would be saved ("")
> could not be opened: Permission denied." I then tried the basic example from
> http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/Pipes#Stdin of "cat capture.cap |
> wireshark -k -i -" (which also works on the XP box) with the same result.
>
> If I just launch Wireshark normally, I have no problem capturing packets on
> my local interface. Interestingly, when I do get that error, if I try to run
> a regular local capture it still produces the same blocking pop-up. I'd have
> to close & re-launch Wireshark to capture again.
>
> I'm still getting used to Wireshark on Windows 7, so I'm wondering if
> there's someone who can help point me in the right direction to unlock the
> right permission. Thanks.
>
> --
> Rick
>