Bug 478824 – net-analyzer/wireshark-1.10.1 USE=qt4 - no interfaces found for non-root user in wireshark group

• Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) 2013-07-30 14:50:26 UTC]

I don't see this with USE=gtk, only with USE=qt4. Not blocking bug #478316 because the Qt interface is still somewhat experimental and is not the default.

Command output isn't really enlightening:

$ wireshark 
Object::connect: No such signal WiresharkApplication::captureCaptureUpdateContinue(capture_options*) in main_status_bar.cpp:170
Object::connect:  (sender name:   'wireshark')
FIX: packet list heading menu sensitivity 
16:17:19.909  Dbg  plugin_dir: /usr/lib64/wireshark/plugins/1.10.1
16:17:19.955  Dbg  FIX: timestamp types should be set elsewhere
16:17:19.958 Main Info fill_in_local_interfaces() starts
16:17:19.958 Capture Msg  Capture Interface List ...
16:17:19.958 Capture Dbg  sync_interface_list_open
16:17:19.958 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:17:19.973 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:17:19.973 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:17:19.974 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:17:19.974 Main Info fill_in_local_interfaces() ends, taking 0.015s
16:17:19.998  Dbg  FIX: fetch recent color settings
16:17:19.999 Capture Msg  Capture Interface List ...
16:17:19.999 Capture Dbg  sync_interface_list_open
16:17:19.999 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:17:20.079 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:17:20.080 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:17:20.080 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:17:20.129 Main Info Wireshark is up and ready to go
16:17:33.569  Dbg  FIX: packet_list_resize_column 1
16:17:33.569 Main Dbg  Callback: Opened
16:17:33.603 Main Dbg  Callback: Read started
16:17:34.968 Main Dbg  Callback: Read finished
16:17:43.974 Main Dbg  Callback: Closing
FIX: packet list heading menu sensitivity 
16:17:43.976 Main Dbg  Callback: Closed

[Comment 1 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) 2013-07-30 14:52:01 UTC]

As root, I get this output:

# wireshark 
Object::connect: No such signal WiresharkApplication::captureCaptureUpdateContinue(capture_options*) in main_status_bar.cpp:170
Object::connect:  (sender name:   'wireshark')
FIX: packet list heading menu sensitivity 
16:18:43.041  Dbg  plugin_dir: /usr/lib64/wireshark/plugins/1.10.1
16:18:43.156  Dbg  FIX: timestamp types should be set elsewhere
16:18:43.156 Main Info fill_in_local_interfaces() starts
16:18:43.157 Capture Msg  Capture Interface List ...
16:18:43.157 Capture Dbg  sync_interface_list_open
16:18:43.157 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.393 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.393 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.393 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.393 Capture Msg  Capture Interface Capabilities ...
16:18:43.393 Capture Dbg  sync_if_capabilities_open
16:18:43.393 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.482 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.482 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.482 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.482 Capture Msg  Capture Interface Capabilities ...
16:18:43.482 Capture Dbg  sync_if_capabilities_open
16:18:43.482 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.496 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.496 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.497 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.497 Capture Msg  Capture Interface Capabilities ...
16:18:43.497 Capture Dbg  sync_if_capabilities_open
16:18:43.497 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.512 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.513 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.513 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.513 Capture Msg  Capture Interface Capabilities ...
16:18:43.513 Capture Dbg  sync_if_capabilities_open
16:18:43.513 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.568 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.569 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.569 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.569 Capture Msg  Capture Interface Capabilities ...
16:18:43.569 Capture Dbg  sync_if_capabilities_open
16:18:43.569 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.662 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.662 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.662 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.662 Main Info fill_in_local_interfaces() ends, taking 0.506s
16:18:43.663  Dbg  FIX: fetch recent color settings
16:18:43.663 Capture Msg  Capture Interface List ...
16:18:43.663 Capture Dbg  sync_interface_list_open
16:18:43.663 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:43.843 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:43.843 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: wait till child closed
16:18:43.844 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_wait_for_child: capture child closed after 0.000s
16:18:43.845 Capture Dbg  sync_interface_stats_open
16:18:43.845 Capture Dbg  sync_pipe_open_command
16:18:44.102 Capture Dbg  read 9 indicator: S empty value
16:18:44.107 Main Info Wireshark is up and ready to go
16:18:56.120 Capture Msg  Capture Start ...

[Comment 2 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) 2014-04-29 14:19:33 UTC]

I forgot to keep track of this, but the problem appears to have been fixed in more recent 1.10 releases.