ping fails with 'setsockopt(SO_BINDTODEVICE): Operation not permitted' when 'Interface' option is used

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Issue

  • ping fails with setsockopt(SO_BINDTODEVICE): Operation not permitted when -I option is used
  • ping and ping6 command is not working with interface name

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and later
  • iputils-20180629-8.el8 and later
  • ping or ping6 command

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