Public bug reported: I have been running 14.04 since Alpha 1 and simply updating. Sometime between Beta 1 and Beta 2 ping began to require sudo. I cannot pin point a specific time/update as I don't use ping that frequently.
I have confirmed that on a fresh install from the daily build that this issue is still present. I have tried rolling back to the 3.13.0.17 kernel (the kernel used prior to latest update) but the issue persisted. This is on a System76 Galago UltraPro ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-23-generic 3.13.0-23.45 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-23-generic] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ovenss.admin 2858 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: ovenss.admin 2858 F.... pulseaudio Date: Mon Apr 7 09:53:26 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=87341b04-0ab3-4016-9d9b-c93fa44002c1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-05 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140405) MachineType: System76, Inc. Galago UltraPro ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-23-generic root=UUID=83cb5b59-1eeb-4e6e-9a7b-83b3d2fd6b39 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-23-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-23-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: W740SU dmi.board.vendor: Notebook dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Notebook dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd12/12/2013:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnGalagoUltraPro:pvrgalu1:rvnNotebook:rnW740SU:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNotebook:ct9:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Galago UltraPro dmi.product.version: galu1 dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303832 Title: ping requires sudo permissions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1303832/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs