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Fix for "couldn't run /usr/bin/dumpcap in child process: permission denied"

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	sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common #Select "Yes"
	chmod +x /usr/bin/dumpcap

zzisflying commented Feb 19, 2020

Thanks， it did work.

thiagomatar commented Mar 5, 2020

thks

satiskumar0597 commented Mar 24, 2020

Thanks, it worked

ClaraSav commented Jun 3, 2020

thanks

jh36501 commented Oct 28, 2020

thanks!

babuaditya97 commented Nov 4, 2020

Thanks

rafaelvasconcelosguimaraes commented Nov 30, 2020

Yes it worked! thank you

mrxxx0141 commented Jan 13, 2021

thanks

press96 commented Feb 3, 2021

thanks !

AlbertBeweb commented Feb 12, 2021

Thanks

tasfia-sharmin commented Apr 28, 2021

Thank you so much

riskirama29 commented Feb 8, 2022

Thanks, work!!!

hero78 commented Nov 12, 2022

Thanks

Trout48 commented Nov 12, 2023

Thank you so much!

ewa-janiak commented Nov 27, 2023

Thanks for this command to change the permissions (chmod +x /usr/bin/dumpcap) . Saved my life!

Kanak0202 commented Feb 10, 2024

Hey! Does this work for windows also?

vgrosdoy commented Apr 4, 2024

thanks a lot for that
it works well for me on ubuntu 22.04

Eliobob commented Aug 14, 2024

the fact that this operation cannot be carried out for chmod +x /usr/bin/dumpcap

Rygle commented Jul 20, 2025

Hey! Does this work for windows also?

No. Linux only

Jrodwolf commented Nov 3, 2025

Thanks

francismendes commented Jan 6, 2026

Thanks, that did it!

jonas-lucas commented Mar 28, 2026

Thanks, It works!! I couldn't run wireshark in GNS3 in my Linux Mint, this command helped me.

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