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diff --git a/doc/README.packaging b/doc/README.packaging index 7b43e1da26..400b36e6cd 100644 --- a/doc/README.packaging +++ b/doc/README.packaging @@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ interfaces: "--enable-setuid-install" and "--with-libcap". Setting "--enable-setuid-install" to "yes" will install dumpcap setuid root. This is necessary for non-root users to be able to capture on most systems, e.g. on Linux or FreeBSD if the user doesn't have permissions -to access /dev/bpf*. It is disabled by default. +to access /dev/bpf*. It is disabled by default. Note that enabling this +allows packet capture for ALL users on your system. If this is not +desired, you should restrict dumpcap execution to a specific group or +user. If the "--with-libcap" option is enabled, dumpcap will try to drop any setuid privileges it may have while retaining the CAP_NET_ADMIN and |