OK. Thanks for your work. Paul
> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:55:11 +0000 > From: 893...@bugs.launchpad.net > To: peacefulhappin...@hotmail.com > Subject: [Bug 893828] Re: Granting Wireshark capture privileges does not > allow USB capture > > With a little testing I have been able to confirm this bug. I'll have to > do further work to figure out the why, but it is definitely > reproducible. > > ** Changed in: wireshark (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Confirmed > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893828 > > Title: > Granting Wireshark capture privileges does not allow USB capture > > Status in “wireshark” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Mentioned this at > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/+bug/758916 > > Moved it here at Evan Huus's request. Two relevant posts from that > thread: > > Paul Robinson (funwithlibelium wrote 3 hours ago: #16 > > Hello, > > I'm running Ubuntu 10.11 on a single user Lenovo laptop. Wireshark is > 1.6.2., libpcap is 1.1.1-8. > > To the best of my ability, I set up Wireshark according to 1./b. in > /usr/share/doc/wireshark-common/README.Debian, that is, dpkg > reconfigured wireshark-common, made a wireshark group and added myself > to it so Wireshark itself didn't have to run as root. > > I'm on this Linux/Wireshark journey because I need to look at USB > packets on this computer, and Wireshark has that ability. > > When I start Wireshark from the Ubuntu GUI, the following four choices > show up under the capture Interface List: eth0, wlan0, Pseudo- > device..., lo. I can start a capture on wlan or Pseudo... and see all > kinds of gobbledegook. But no USB choices appear. > > After tearing my hair out for a good long time, I mean learning a lot, > I asked a person with more Linux experience than I have to take a > look. After a while, he tried opening a terminal and typing > > sudo wireshark > > Voila, there were the USB interfaces, and they work. > > So, it seems in my case, to get one of Wireshark's advertised > features, I must run it as root, and receive the mentioned warning and > the error in the title of this thread. > > Or, I'm doing something wrong, and I hope one of you will gently point > me in the right direction. > > Paul > Evan Huus (eapache) wrote 2 hours ago: #17 > > The way I understand it is that you've run across a different bug: > namely that granting Wireshark capture privileges (which it sounds > like you did correctly, given that you can capture on the network > interfaces), does not grant it USB capture privileges. > > I'm not on an Ubuntu machine right now, but I'll do some digging when > I get home this evening and see if I can figure out what's going on. > In the meantime, I would appreciate it if you could file a new bug for > this issue by running the command 'ubuntu-bug wireshark'. I'd rather > not clutter up the comments thread on this one if it can be helped. > > Thanks, > Evan > > --- > Ubuntu Bug Squad Volunteer > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: wireshark 1.6.2-1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic-pae 3.0.6 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic-pae i686 > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 > Architecture: i386 > Date: Tue Nov 22 16:17:48 2011 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: wireshark > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/+bug/893828/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893828 Title: Granting Wireshark capture privileges does not allow USB capture To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/+bug/893828/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
