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.