It looks like this can be triggered with the "dumpcap" tool itself quite easily: $ sudo dumpcap works $ gksu dumpcap hangs.
If I strace it, it hangs in: close(3) = 0 socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, 768) = 3 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFINDEX, {ifr_name="lo", ifr_index=1}) = 0 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFHWADDR, {ifr_name="eth1", ifr_hwaddr=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx}) = 0 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFINDEX, {ifr_name="eth1", ifr_index=218}) = 0 bind(3, {sa_family=AF_PACKET, proto=0x03, if218, pkttype=PACKET_HOST, addr(0)={0, }, 20) = 0 getsockopt(3, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, [0], [4]) = 0 close(3) = 0 socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, 768) = 3 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFINDEX, {ifr_name="lo", ifr_index=1}) = 0 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFHWADDR, {ifr_name="eth0", ifr_hwaddr=00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx}) = 0 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFINDEX, {ifr_name="eth0", ifr_index=219}) = 0 bind(3, {sa_family=AF_PACKET, proto=0x03, if219, pkttype=PACKET_HOST, addr(0)={0, }, 20) = 0 getsockopt(3, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, [0], [4]) = 0 close(3) = 0 socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, 768) = 3 ioctl(3, SIOCGIFINDEX, {ifr_name="lo", ifr_index=1}) = 0 close(3 ... and then nothing. I wonder if it might be something releated to the stdout, e.g. gksu playing with the buffering options or something similar. -- Wireshark halts in Capture Interfaces window when started using gksu (Hardy, Intrepid) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198884 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs