Ubuntu
ettercap package

Ettercap-gtk needs to be launched as root

Bug #199206 reported by Iain Lane
10
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ettercap (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Luca Falavigna

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ettercap

Ettercap-gtk doesn't function correctly when launched from the menus as they are currently. This is because it is not launched as root. The error (in attached screenshot) appears when selecting network interfaces.

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lp:ubuntu/lucid/ettercap
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Iain Lane (laney) wrote :
Changed in ettercap:
assignee: nobody → laney
status: New → In Progress
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Iain Lane (laney) wrote :

Here we go.

Changed in ettercap:
assignee: laney → nobody
status: In Progress → Confirmed
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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

I think gksu "/usr/sbin/ettercap --gtk" is a better choice, since gksudo is a symlink for gksu.

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Iain Lane (laney) wrote :

Righto. I assumed they were the same as su/sudo.

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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

Also, it could be worth adding gksu in Recommends (as nmapfe did since 4.20-2).
What about KDE users? I guess they use a different tool than gksu.

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Iain Lane (laney) wrote :

...and some bonus fixes for misc stuff:

ettercap (1:0.7.3-1.2ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low

  * Run ettercap-gtk as root (gksu).
    Changed files: debian/ettercap.desktop (LP: #199206)
  * Modify Maintainer value to match the DebianMaintainerField
    specification.
  * Clean up some errors picked up by lintian.
    Changed files: debian/rules, debian/control, debian/compat
  * Bumped standards-version to 3.7.3, no changes required.
    Changed files: debian/control

 -- Iain Lane <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:52:03 +0000

But please do feel free to use the original patch if you'd like.

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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

Uploaded, thanks ;)

Changed in ettercap:
assignee: nobody → dktrkranz
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ettercap - 1:0.7.3-1.2ubuntu3

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ettercap (1:0.7.3-1.2ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low

  * Run ettercap-gtk as root (gksu).
    Changed files: debian/ettercap.desktop (LP: #199206)
  * Modify Maintainer value to match the DebianMaintainerField
    specification.
  * Clean up some errors picked up by lintian.
    Changed files: debian/rules, debian/control, debian/compat
  * Bumped standards-version to 3.7.3, no changes required.
    Changed files: debian/control

 -- Iain Lane <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:52:03 +0000

Changed in ettercap:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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