How can non-root users capture packets via Tcpdump, Wireshark or Libpcap?

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Issue

  • Non-root users cannot open RAW sockets
  • How can an unprivileged user perform a packet capture?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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