On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:42:52 -0400 Paul Davis wrote: > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:22 AM, robin <robinpv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > s = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL)); > > regular users can't do this on most (all?) linux systems. this is a > highly priviledged operation, and its not a suprise that a regular > user can't do this. Just to be clear, since Robin didn't say anything about why he's doing exactly that: Opening a socket _AT THIS LOW A LEVEL_ is a highly privileged operation. Unless the application is a net sniffer or similarly evil hacker tool, you won't need it. So to my mind, without knowing what Robin's application is, it seems likely that the correct fix is either: 1) Only allow root to use it. After all, it's a dangerous tool or 2) Fix the socket instantiation so that it doesn't need such privileges. Cheers, Rob _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
