Re: Running Listen

[Jim Bayer <kc9aop@gmail.com>]

Did you try setting the sticky bit?

As root type chmod a+s <file>.  This sets the owner and group sticky
bit to root.  Then anyone who runs the program runs it as root.

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:52:57 -0500, Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks,
> I am trying to run listen as a non-root user. I have checked the permissions
> and group stuff, all appears Ok, it I run it as root, it takes off just fine,
> but if I run it as a non-root user I get this error:
> socket: Operation not permitted
> 
> I have done some looking and see something to the effect that tcpdump
> must be run as root or you get the same error, is this true of listen also?
> 
> Indeed I wanted to set up listen so I could have a log in directly to a listen
> session so I could just log in remotely and observe the goings on's on the
> different ports of the switch. (Has high speed internet connection so there
> is not problem there) Again I can ssh into the box as root and start a listen
> session just fine, but as anything else I get the above infamous error.
> 
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Jim - KC9AOP