Wireshark Non-root (Normal user) How-to

Wireshark Non-root (Normal user) How-to

2012-05-16. Category & Tags: Soft&Skills Soft&Skills

Install Wireshark #

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wireshark

Config For Non-Root #

for 1 user #

chgrp ats /usr/bin/dumpcap
chmod 4750 /usr/bin/dumpcap # chmod u+s

for a user group #

groupadd wireshark
usermod -a -G wireshark userName1
chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap
chmod 4750 /usr/bin/dumpcap

ref:

http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/collab-maint/ext-maint/wireshark/trunk/debian/README.Debian?view=markup