On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 5:05 PM, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > $ ping google.com > ping: icmp open socket: Operation not permitted > > Is ping supposed to be an suid to root cmd? No, it uses file capabilities to obtain only the specific permissions it needs. You can set it straight by running as root: # setcap cap_net_admin,cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/ping -T.C. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org