On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Skaught <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17231 > > Says I need root to get this app to run. > > Everywhere else says root will murderdeathkill your whole family. > > Can someone explain to me the right way to get this app to run without > being a terrorist? > > The whole point of this computer is to run that app. > > I installed it normally and it opens but ya, as stated in the link above. > It cannot ping anything. > > > > That is because you need to be root in order to craft ICMP packets. That's why even the native 'ping' command is setuid root: ls -la `which ping` -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 35600 2009-05-11 18:43 /bin/ping I am not sure what is the best solution in your case. --Stephen programmer, n: A red eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate monsters. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/attachments/20091120/ea99a04b/attachment.htm>
