Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] non-root permissions to run ethereal

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From: "Preston, Gabriel" <GPreston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:25:06 -0400
You could try giving the person the sudo ability to run Ethereal and only Ethereal.
 
Use the visudo command to edit the /etc/sudoers file and place in an entry similar to the following:
 
arocha  ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/ethereal, /usr/local/bin/tethereal
 
The syntax of the sudo line is:
 
user machine=(effective user) command(s)
 
HTH
 
-gabriel
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: ethereal-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ethereal-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alberto Rocha
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:46 AM
To: 'ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [Ethereal-users] non-root permissions to run ethereal

Hi, i'm running a RHEL3 and i need to give permissions to run Ethereal to a user other than root. How can I do it (if possible)?

(if there are some hints, please send also to "arocha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx")

Thx

AR