check_icmp: with setcap enabled, but complains about suid (#1269)

waja notifications at github.com
Wed Jul 2 17:45:15 CEST 2014


Even if check_icmp has the capabilities to work, it complains about needed
root privilidges:

waja at bb:~$ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_icmp -H google.com
Warning: This plugin must be either run as root or setuid root.
To run as root, you can use a tool like sudo.
To set the setuid permissions, use the command:
	chmod u+s yourpluginfile
OK - google.com: rta 17.559ms, lost 0%|rta=17.559ms;200.000;500.000;0;
pl=0%;40;80;; rtmax=17.635ms;;;; rtmin=17.387ms;;;; 
bb:~# getcap /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_icmp
/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_icmp = cap_net_raw+ep


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