Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] Admin Rights query

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From: Ethereal <Ethereal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:39:02 -0700
Title: Admin Rights query
Why would you want to install a sniffer on a client platform at all? If the user doesn't have admin rights, then they can peek at the net? This makes no sense...
 

Mark Kattalia

-----Original Message-----
From: Patel, D (Dee) [mailto:Dee.Patel@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:19 AM
To: ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Ethereal-users] Admin Rights query

Hi,

I wonder if someone out there can help me please...

I'm trying to package up Ethereal 0.010.00 and although it packaged up without any issues I'm trying to ascertain why the application needs admin rights in order for the capture NIC card info to appear in the Interface box.

We have quite a locked down build (XP SP2)  and I need to try and see if I can permission the registry with users rights rather than leave it where it can only install with admin rights.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Regards,


Dee Patel
DDI +44 (0)207 809 3303

Global Desktop Engineering
IT Infrastructure
Rabobank International


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