"gksu wireshark -k -i eth0" doesn't start automatically the capture

[liquidator87]

Binary package hint: wireshark

As the title says,

"gksu wireshark -k -i eth0" should start automatically the capture, but it doesn't, you need to manually start it.

Note that "sudo wireshark -k -i eth0" from CLI works good.

[Soum (das-soumyadipta)]

Just executing "gksu" without the rest of the above command and then putting, "wireshark -k -i eth0" in the small window that appears, works.

[Evan Huus (eapache)]

Still present in Oneiric.

When I try the gksu line in a terminal, I get the following error:

g_dbus_connection_real_closed: Remote peer vanished with error: Error sending message: Broken pipe (g-io-error-quark, 0). Exiting.

For what it's worth, running wireshark as root isn't recommended for security reasons. For a more complete discussion, please see bug #513903

[Balint Reczey (rbalint)]

This issue is still present in Xenial, but it is most likely a gksu issue.