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DescriptionEvgueni Souleimanov
2014-06-16 00:56:53 UTC
Created attachment 908966[details]
wireshark.spec for building Wireshark with setcap (capture as non-root)
Description of problem:
Wireshark prompts for root password when run from the menu. If "unprivileged" button is clicked, it is not possible to capture packets.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
wireshark-1.8.10-7.el6_5
How reproducible:
Always reproducible with the steps below on EL 6.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click on the K-Menu, point to Applications, click Internet, click Wireshark Network Analyzer.
Actual results:
Root password prompt is shown, where the user may click "unprivileged" button if the user just wants to open pcap trace files. User must go through this dialog every time he uses the Wireshark GUI.
If the user provides the root password, the GUI (with all protocol dissectors) runs as root, and the user is asked to save files to root's home directory, and trace files are saved with the owner root.
Expected results:
No root password prompt is shown, just application window.
If the user is member of group wireshark, the user may choose an interface and start capturing. When the user is prompted to save the capture, it goes to the home directory of the user, and trace files saved with the user as owner.
If the user is not member of group wireshark, a message is shown to the user that the user may not capture. The user may only view stored pcap trace files using File / Open.
Additional info:
Attached wireshark.spec does what I described in "Expected results". I took relevant lines from fc19.
Comment 1Evgueni Souleimanov
2014-06-16 01:00:40 UTC
Created attachment 908967[details]
Difference between wireshark.spec from wireshark-1.8.10-7.el6_5 and proposed wireshark.spec
Thank you for your request. We decided not to go away from consolehelper, we don't want to break anything. If you really want to use wireshark without consolehelper (set_cap, etc), please, use RHEL-7.
Comment 4RHEL Program Management
2015-02-26 08:56:13 UTC
Development Management has reviewed and declined this request.
You may appeal this decision by reopening this request.
Created attachment 908966 [details] wireshark.spec for building Wireshark with setcap (capture as non-root) Description of problem: Wireshark prompts for root password when run from the menu. If "unprivileged" button is clicked, it is not possible to capture packets. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): wireshark-1.8.10-7.el6_5 How reproducible: Always reproducible with the steps below on EL 6. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Click on the K-Menu, point to Applications, click Internet, click Wireshark Network Analyzer. Actual results: Root password prompt is shown, where the user may click "unprivileged" button if the user just wants to open pcap trace files. User must go through this dialog every time he uses the Wireshark GUI. If the user provides the root password, the GUI (with all protocol dissectors) runs as root, and the user is asked to save files to root's home directory, and trace files are saved with the owner root. Expected results: No root password prompt is shown, just application window. If the user is member of group wireshark, the user may choose an interface and start capturing. When the user is prompted to save the capture, it goes to the home directory of the user, and trace files saved with the user as owner. If the user is not member of group wireshark, a message is shown to the user that the user may not capture. The user may only view stored pcap trace files using File / Open. Additional info: Attached wireshark.spec does what I described in "Expected results". I took relevant lines from fc19.