Troubleshooting
Problem
Ping probe fails to start when the probe is installed and started by non-root user.
Symptom
The following error is seen in the probe's log:
Error: E-P_P-002-038: Could not change euid: Operation not permitted
Error: E-P_P-002-017: IPv4 socket failed: specified action does not have access permission of the file
Error: E-P_P-002-037: This program can only be run by root, or it must be setuid root.
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Modified date:
09 May 2025
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