add a not about unprivileged mode

pull/196/head
David Schweikert 4 years ago
parent a136764f8c
commit 9682f3e49d

@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ If you want to install fping from source, proceed as follows:
3. Make fping either setuid, or, if under Linux: 3. Make fping either setuid, or, if under Linux:
`sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep fping` `sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep fping`
If you can't run fping as root or can't use the cap_net_raw capability, you can
also run fping in unprivileged mode. This works on MacOS and also on Linux,
provided that your GID is included in the range defined in
`/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range`. This is particularly useful for running
fping in rootless / unprivileged containers.
## Usage ## Usage
Have a look at the [fping(8)](doc/fping.pod) manual page for usage help. Have a look at the [fping(8)](doc/fping.pod) manual page for usage help.

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