Re: No plugins loaded as 'root' user

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter () xs4all nl>]

Hi,

Look in 'About Wireshark'. There's a tab which shows you which paths  
are being used. You'll find that root doen't use the users plugins,  
but the ones in his own and the system directory.

Thanx,
Jaap

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On 18 jan 2010, at 14:10, luuk <luuk.vanhal () tomtom com> wrote:

> Some problem with the latest 1.3.2 branch, plugins work perfectly  
> until
> you run it as root.
> Anybody who can tell me what I'm forgetting? Or a how-to install my  
> own
> build so every user can use it?
>
>
> On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 09:53 +0100, luuk wrote:
> > I have build the whole 1.2.5 branch with my new plugin and it works
> > perfectly when opening a capture-file made with the root user. Now  
> > I'm
> > trying to do a live capture as the root user (sudo) but I noticed  
> > that
> > no plugins are loaded. The plugins are loaded fine when I run  
> > wireshark
> > as the same user that made the build.
> >
> > Do I have to install the plugins or wireshark somewhere so every user
> > (including root) can run wireshark? Or do I have to copy the
> > plugin-libraries manually to a directory?
> >
> >
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