Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] DUMPCAP -g (Set ring buffer file group permissions)

From: Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:59:52 -0500
John Powell wrote:
Hi,

I need to set the group permissions for files created by DumpCap.

In this post I see the option " -g " is supposed to exist (http://www.engardelinux.org/modules/index/list_archives.cgi?list=wireshark-users&page=0016.html&month=2010-09 <http://www.engardelinux.org/modules/index/list_archives.cgi?list=wireshark-users&page=0016.html&month=2010-09>)

/> > The file permissions are hardcoded in the source code. I have added /
/> > the option '-g' to dumpcap to enable group read access as this can /
/> > indeed be handy when (automatically) capturing to a ringbuffer. /
/> > /
/> > To be able to use this feature, you will have to use an automated /
/> > build[1] with a number higher than 33978 (available in a couple of /
/> > hours) or wait for the next 1.5.x development release. /
/> > /
/> > Cheers, /
/> > /
/> > /
/> > Sake /

Can someone please point me to how I can get a version that to have access to this option?

You'd need Wireshark 1.6.0 or later. The current version (1.8.4) would be your best bet.

BTW I noticed that this option is not listed in dumpcap's man page; I'll correct that shortly.