tcpdump within Ubuntu container

Martino Rabe

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Jul 24, 2016
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Hello,

today I created a container with ubuntu 22.04 and tried to start tcpdump. Unfortunately tcpdump stops directly after start. I am not even able to use the tcpdump -D command to see the available interfaces. I already tried the following command which I found in the internet.

Code:
host:~# aa-complain tcpdump
Setting /usr/bin/tcpdump to complain mode.
Warning: profile tcpdump represents multiple programs

Does anyone have an idea what I could do in order to get tcpdump running within a container ?
 
hi,

i just tested it within a ubuntu 22.04 container and it works just fine here...

can you post the outputs from the following commands:
* pveversion -v
* pct config CTID (replace CTID with your container)
 
You are right.
tcpdump -D is still not working (I checked this) but tcpdump -vvv -s0 -w test.pcap is.

Thank you very much
 
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okay, your config looks normal (and it works here with pretty much the same config) and versions seem to be pretty much up to date.

Unfortunately tcpdump stops directly after start.
do you get any error messages?

can you also try running: strace -o trace.out tcpdump, let it run for a while until it crashes. post the resulting "trace.out" file's contents here


edit: apparently it just works? :)
 
I am sorry to steal your time. I just thought that if tcpdump -D is not working the other one is also not working. I should have tested both.
Thank you very much to lead me to test it both :)
 
I am sorry to steal your time. I just thought that if tcpdump -D is not working the other one is also not working. I should have tested both.
no worries, though it's interesting that "tcpdump -D" won't work for you, since it works here as well :)
 
It is not working again. I am feel I am completely stupid because from my point of view I simple stopped the pcap copied the files and now I tried to start it again. This drives me crazy.

I did the strace as requested.
 

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Ok, I am stupid it is the -w option not tcpdump. I am not allowed to write the file. I currently checking the reason why it is not allowed.
 

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