Re: [User-mode-linux-user] Requirement for ethertap daemon.

[Andi K. <ak...@su...>]

On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 03:21:17PM -0500, Jeff Dike wrote:
> bu...@gn... said:
> > Apparently it checks for some POSIX capability on open. It shouldn't
> > be too hard to dike it out though, but that _will_ require
> > modifications to each and every kernel you want to run it on.
> 
> The ethertap driver requires CAP_NET_ADMIN and ignores the bits on /dev/tap*.  
> I think Alexey would accept a patch that changes this.

Using /dev/tap* is obsolete anyways, use PF_NETLINK sockets instead.


-Andi