Ethereal-users: [Ethereal-users] ethereal run by non-root under Linux 2.4.x

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From: "Mordechai T. Abzug" <morty+ethereal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:09:24 -0400
I'd like to set up some boxen so non-root users can run ethereal under
Linux 2.4.x.  From the ethereal-users archive, it doesn't look like
there is yet a standard solution for doing this.  I'm considering
setting the sniffer interfaces into promiscuous mode at boot and using
a kernel patch to allow non-root users to open raw and packet sockets
a la:

http://killa.net/infosec/acls/

Comments?

- Morty