I am having this issue in Ubuntu Desktop 16.04. Steps to Reproduce:
1) Do a fresh install of Ubuntu Desktop 16.04. 2) # sudo apt install wireshark 3) answer yes to allow non-root users to do packet captures. 4) # wireshark 5) Observe the "Couldn't run /usr/bin/dumpcap in child process: Permission denied" message. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513903 Title: wireshark must be run as root unless wireshark-common is reconfigured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/+bug/513903/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
