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List:       netfilter
Subject:    Re: ipq_read error
From:       Eric Leblond <eleblond () inl ! fr>
Date:       2005-10-27 11:58:50
Message-ID: 1130414330.14426.73.camel () localhost ! localdomain
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Hi,

Le jeudi 27 octobre 2005 à 12:08 +0200, Peter.Muller@gmx.at a écrit :
> Hello!
> 
> I'm using libipq's ipq_read function in a program to read packets that were
> queued to userspace by a kernel module.
> Does ipq_read really needs root privileges or are there other solutions? Any
> help on this is appreciated.

As the program is directly talking to the kernel, you need to be root to
be able to access libipq.

A standard solution is to switch to a given user as soon as you do not
need anymore root privileges.

BR,
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Éric Leblond, eleblond@inl.fr
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