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Wireshark

Permission denied

P Permission Critical

🔴 Error Message

You do not have permission to capture on that device

📖 What This Means

Need elevated privileges for packet capture.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Add user to wireshark group: sudo usermod -aG wireshark $USER
  2. Log out and back in
  3. Set capabilities: sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/dumpcap