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