[Thomas Boehne <TBoehne@xxxxxxxx>]

Patch to capture_loop.c (see svn log for r12851).

When I ran ethereal as a non-root user and tried to start a capture, a
simple error message window opened with the error icon, an OK button
and nothing but the string "The".

Sincerely yours, 
Thomas Böhne

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Index: capture_loop.c
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--- capture_loop.c	(revision 12980)
+++ capture_loop.c	(working copy)
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
 	    "at the URL lists a number of mirror sites.";
 	else
 	  libpcap_warn = "";
-	g_snprintf(errmsg, sizeof errmsg,
+	g_snprintf(errmsg, errmsg_len,
 	  "The capture session could not be initiated (%s).\n"
 	  "Please check to make sure you have sufficient permissions, and that\n"
 	  "you have the proper interface or pipe specified.%s", open_err_str,