#!/bin/sh # # Add your users to the wireshark group and allow them to capture network data # as non-root users. # # ugly hack to test for support for capabilities if ! setfattr -n user.xattr_test /usr/bin/dumpcap 2> /dev/null; then echo capabilities not supported on this system echo capturing with wireshark will require root privileges exit 0 fi setfattr -x user.xattr_test /usr/bin/dumpcap getent group wireshark >/dev/null || groupadd -r wireshark chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap chmod 754 /usr/bin/dumpcap /sbin/setcap 'CAP_NET_RAW+eip CAP_NET_ADMIN+eip' /usr/bin/dumpcap