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packet.7: Remove mention of needing UID 0 to create packet socket
The existing text makes no sense. The check is based purely on a capability check. (Kernel function net/packet/af_packet.c::packet_create() Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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All incoming packets of that protocol type will be passed to the packet
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socket before they are passed to the protocols implemented in the kernel.
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socket before they are passed to the protocols implemented in the kernel.
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Only processes with effective UID 0 or the
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Only processes with the
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.B CAP_NET_RAW
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.B CAP_NET_RAW
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capability may open packet sockets.
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capability may open packet sockets.
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