netdev - Re: setsockopt(IP_TOS) being privileged or distinct capability?

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Message-ID: <4C2FC2C8.8080203@redfish-solutions.com>
Date:	Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:07:52 -0600
From:	Philip Prindeville <philipp_subx@...fish-solutions.com>
To:	Alexander Clouter <alex@...riz.org.uk>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: setsockopt(IP_TOS) being privileged or distinct capability?

On 7/3/10 12:55 PM, Alexander Clouter wrote:
> Philip Prindeville<philipp_subx@...fish-solutions.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Does anyone else think that setsockopt(IP_TOS) should be a privileged
>> operation, perhaps using CAP_NET_ADMIN, or maybe even adding separate
>> granularity as CAP_NET_TOS?
>>
>>      
> I really would prefer not having to run telnet and ssh *clients* as
> root. :)
>
> Cheers
>
>    

Don't ping and traceroute -I currently run as root?

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