14 Jan 2023 Macbooks Networking Open Source

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Macbook: Fixing the Wireshark Permissions bug “You don’t have permission to capture on that device”

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  • 1.
    What it is
    Describes how to fix a Wireshark permission error that prevents packet capture on macOS devices, specifically when users can't initiate capture sessions due to insufficient device permissions.
  • 2.
    Why it matters
    This error blocks network troubleshooting and analysis work, preventing users from capturing network traffic needed for debugging connectivity issues or analyzing network performance.
  • 3.
    Key takeaway
    The standard ChmodBPF installation may not solve this permission error, requiring additional manual configuration steps.
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If you see the error “The capture session could not be initiated on the device “en0″ (You don’t have permission to capture on that device)” when trying to start a pcap on wireshare you can try installing ChmodBPF; but I suspect you will need to follow the steps below:

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$ whoami
superman
$ cd /dev
/dev $ sudo chown superman:admin bp*
Password:
$ ls -la | grep bp
crw-------   1 cp363412  admin     0x17000000 Jan 13 21:48 bpf0
crw-------   1 cp363412  admin     0x17000001 Jan 14 09:56 bpf1
crw-------   1 cp363412  admin     0x17000002 Jan 13 20:57 bpf2
crw-------   1 cp363412  admin     0x17000003 Jan 13 20:57 bpf3
crw-------   1 cp363412  admin     0x17000004 Jan 13 20:57 bpf4
/dev $
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