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== permissions ==
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== permissions for using icmp==
  
 
  $ '''traceroute -I 4.2.2.2'''<br>
 
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for more info see manpages for setuid or setcap
 
for more info see manpages for setuid or setcap
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== using icmp ==
 
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$ '''traceroute -I 4.2.2.2'''
 
  
 
== specifying a port (tcp) ==
 
== specifying a port (tcp) ==

Latest revision as of 15:54, 1 November 2026


permissions for using icmp

$ traceroute -I 4.2.2.2
The specified type of tracerouting is allowed for superuser only

Most Linux distros don’t allow the –I switch for traceroute by regular users by default. Traceroute would have to be configured by enabling the setuid bit or with a setcap modification.

example using setcap:

Setting...
# setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/traceroute
viewing..
# getcap /usr/bin/traceroute
/usr/bin/traceroute = cap_net_raw+ep

for more info see manpages for setuid or setcap

specifying a port (tcp)

$ sudo traceroute -T -p 443 -n -q 1 192.168.1.100