From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Bayer Subject: Re: Running Listen Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:58:38 -0600 Message-ID: References: <620c905704120905527c439dc@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: Jim Bayer Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <620c905704120905527c439dc@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Chuck Hast Cc: Linux-Hams Did you try setting the sticky bit? As root type chmod a+s . 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 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. > > -- > Chuck Hast > To paraphrase my flight instructor; > "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going > out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn > and twisted metal." > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- '73' Jim - KC9AOP