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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Skaught <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wineforum-user@winehq.org">wineforum-user@winehq.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<a href="http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17231" target="_blank">http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17231</a><br>
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Says I need root to get this app to run.<br>
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Everywhere else says root will murderdeathkill your whole family.<br>
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Can someone explain to me the right way to get this app to run without being a terrorist?<br>
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The whole point of this computer is to run that app.<br>
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I installed it normally and it opens but ya, as stated in the link above. It cannot ping anything.<br>
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<br></blockquote><div>That is because you need to be root in order to craft ICMP packets. That's why even the native 'ping' command is setuid root:<br><br>ls -la `which ping`<br>-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 35600 2009-05-11 18:43 /bin/ping<br>
<br>I am not sure what is the best solution in your case.<br><br><br>--Stephen<br><br>programmer, n:<br> A red eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate monsters.<br> </div></div><br>