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Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions
From: Stephen Fisher <steve () stephen-fisher com>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:48:41 -0700
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 08:43:31AM -0700, Ed Young wrote:
Can I execute chmod to change the /dev/bpf* permissions?
Yes.
If so, what should they be? 755?
You need to be able to read from the bpf device, so either change the owner to be your username or group to be a group that you're in and give read permission to that. I've always preferred the letter syntax: chmod u+r /dev/bpf* gives user read permission without changing the other permissions (that's chmod 400 /dev/bpf* for an absolute user read only / no access for others for the octally inclined). ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-users mailing list <wireshark-users () wireshark org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-users Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-users mailto:wireshark-users-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
Current thread:
- MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Ed Young (Feb 12)
- Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Stephen Fisher (Feb 12)
- Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Ray Wilson (Feb 13)
- Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Guy Harris (Feb 13)
- Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Ray Wilson (Feb 13)
- Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Guy Harris (Feb 13)
- Re: MacOSX installation and /dev/bpf permissions Stephen Fisher (Feb 12)