The automated way to fix it using dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common is not working for me on 13.04.
I have to run the following commands: $ sudo -s $ groupadd wireshark $ usermod -a -G wireshark <yourUserName> $ apt-get install pcaputils $ chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap $ chmod 750 /usr/bin/dumpcap $ setcap 'CAP_NET_RAW+eip CAP_NET_ADMIN+eip' /usr/bin/dumpcap Note: I had wireshark working already by running these commands in my 12.10 installation. After the upgrade to 13.04 wireshark stopped working for simple users again and I had to run only the last 4 commands as the group wireshark already existed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513903 Title: wireshark must be run as root unless wireshark-common is reconfigured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/+bug/513903/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
