Public bug reported:
dumpcap -g is supposed to have the output file created with group read
permission. It works only when specifying an output file with "-w".
Works (with -w):
$ sudo -u root -g $(id -ng) /usr/bin/dumpcap -g -i enp0s25 -p -w /tmp/foo.pcapng
[sudo] password for sdeziel:
Capturing on 'enp0s25'
File: /tmp/foo.pcapng
Packets captured: 4
Packets received/dropped on interface 'enp0s25': 4/0
(pcap:0/dumpcap:0/flushed:0/ps_ifdrop:0) (100.0%)
$ ll /tmp/foo.pcapng
-rw-r----- 1 root sdeziel 1416 Jul 11 12:08 /tmp/foo.pcapng
Does not work (without -w):
$ sudo -u root -g $(id -ng) /usr/bin/dumpcap -g -i enp0s25 -p
Capturing on 'enp0s25'
File: /tmp/wireshark_enp0s25_20180711120842_0KgkEu.pcapng
Packets captured: 37
Packets received/dropped on interface 'enp0s25': 37/0
(pcap:0/dumpcap:0/flushed:0/ps_ifdrop:0) (100.0%)
$ ll /tmp/wireshark_enp0s25_20180711120842_0KgkEu.pcapng
-rw------- 1 root sdeziel 5568 Jul 11 12:08
/tmp/wireshark_enp0s25_20180711120842_0KgkEu.pcapng
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: wireshark-common 2.4.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jul 11 11:42:03 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-24 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180622)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: wireshark
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: wireshark (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic third-party-packages
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Title:
dumpcap group read (-g) doesn't work without specifying an output file
(-w)
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