Bug 1964330 - kismet needs to be run as root, even though upstream discourages it
Summary: kismet needs to be run as root, even though upstream discourages it
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kismet
Version: 34
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Gwyn Ciesla
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-05-25 08:50 UTC by laolux
Modified: 2021-06-09 03:06 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kismet-0.0.2021.06.R1-1.fc34
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2021-06-09 03:06:38 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
new spec file (15.25 KB, text/x-matlab)
2021-05-25 08:50 UTC, laolux
no flags Details
new kismet-install.patch (10.42 KB, patch)
2021-05-25 08:51 UTC, laolux
no flags Details | Diff

Description laolux 2021-05-25 08:50:06 UTC
Created attachment 1786768 [details]
new spec file

Description of problem:
The currently packaged version of kismet needs to be run as root, even though upstream discourages it. Instead, they suggest using suid method.

I have adjusted the spec file and the kismet-install.patch so that a new group kismet will be installed and all users belonging to that group can run kismet.
I admit that my spec file is not the most beautiful, but I tried to keep the diff to the current testing version of kismet (kismet-0.0.2021.05.R1-1.fc34) as low as possible.
I hope it will be of help.

Comment 1 laolux 2021-05-25 08:51:50 UTC
Created attachment 1786770 [details]
new kismet-install.patch

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2021-05-25 18:46:31 UTC
FEDORA-2021-6edad589cd has been submitted as an update to Fedora 34. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-6edad589cd

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2021-05-26 01:18:06 UTC
FEDORA-2021-6edad589cd has been pushed to the Fedora 34 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-6edad589cd`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-6edad589cd

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2021-06-02 01:41:48 UTC
FEDORA-2021-18af438a73 has been pushed to the Fedora 34 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-18af438a73`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-18af438a73

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2021-06-09 03:06:38 UTC
FEDORA-2021-18af438a73 has been pushed to the Fedora 34 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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