… because it seemed a sensible thing to do, but I couldn’t find a single concise document saying how to do it! These instructions worked for me on a recent Debian testing installation, YMMV. For specific users (or, the right way) Install the tools: sudo aptitude install libcap2-bin Grant the necessary programs the ability to … Continue reading How to use POSIX capabilities to allow non-root users to perform network packet capturing on Linux