Re: nmap root vs user question

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Re: nmap root vs user question.eml
Subject:
Re: nmap root vs user question
From:
ToddAndMargo <[email protected]>
Date:
10/14/2013 03:59 PM
To:
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>



On 10/07/2013 03:06 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
 > On 10/07/2013 06:47 AM, Mikhail A. Utin wrote:
 >> HI,
 >> I never run Nmap as user. The software uses OS resources, which
 >> require root privilege. BTW, if you run GUI Nmap Like NmapFE, and as a
 >> user, it will tell you that "You are *NOT* root - Some options are not
 >> available".
 >>
 >> Regards
 >>
 >> Mikhail Utin, CISSP
 >
 > Hi Mikhail,
 >
 >     Thank you!
 >
 >     Seems NMapFE is also known as xnmap and zenmap.
 > I need to play with it more as it will make logs.  I
 > figure that my logs should go into my records as part
 > of the documentation of any tests.
 >
 > -T
 >
 >
 >
 > $ repoquery --list nmap-frontend
 > ...
 > /usr/bin/nmapfe
 > /usr/bin/xnmap
 > /usr/bin/zenmap
 > ...
 >
 > $ ls -al /usr/bin/nmapfe /usr/bin/xnmap /usr/bin/zenmap
 > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root    6 Sep 11 17:10 /usr/bin/nmapfe -> zenmap
 > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root    6 Sep 11 17:10 /usr/bin/xnmap -> zenmap
 > -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 9018 Mar 20  2013 /usr/bin/zenmap
 >


zenmap has a *.desktop for root too.  Easy launcher
on my Panel 2 (Xfce 8).  Pops right in.

$ more /usr/share/applications/rpmforge-zenmap-root.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Zenmap (as root)
GenericName=GUI Port Scanner
TryExec=/usr/share/zenmap/su-to-zenmap.sh
Exec=/usr/share/zenmap/su-to-zenmap.sh %F
Terminal=false
Icon=/usr/share/zenmap/pixmaps/zenmap.png
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;Security;
Comment=A cross-platform GUI for the Nmap Security Scanner.
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15



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