Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] No interfaces, no /dev directory (MacOS X)

[Steven Ross <wireshark.org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 6, 2011, at 00:13 , Guy Harris wrote:
> On Sep 5, 2011, at 10:03 PM, Steven Ross wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the explanation of the /dev directory. Confirmed  
> > everything you said and it does show there /dev/bpf0 to /dev/bpf6.
>
> bpf6?  Initially, only 5 BPF devices are created;

Today, after shut-down over night, it only shows bpf0 to bpf3, see  
below.

> 	1) What does the command "id" print?

uid=501(svenr) gid=501(svenr) groups=501(svenr),98(_lpadmin), 
32(boinc_project),31(boinc_master),101(com.apple.access_ssh),80(admin)


> 	2) What does the command "ls -l /dev/bpf*" print?

crw-rw----  1 root  wheel   23,   0 Sep  6 21:29 /dev/bpf0
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel   23,   1 Sep  6 20:47 /dev/bpf1
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel   23,   2 Sep  6 20:47 /dev/bpf2
crw-rw----  1 root  wheel   23,   3 Sep  6 20:47 /dev/bpf3


> What do the commands
>
> 	which dseditgroup

/usr/sbin/dseditgroup


> and
>
> 	man dseditgroup
>
> print?

dseditgroup(8)            BSD System Manager's Manual            
dseditgroup(8)

NAME
     dseditgroup -- group record manipulation tool.

SYNOPSIS
     dseditgroup [options] [parameters] groupname

                 options:
                       -o operation   perform (read, create, delete,  
edit,
                                      checkmember) operation with  
given group-
                                      name
                       -p             prompt for authentication  
password
                       -q             disables interactive verification
                       -v             verbose logging to stdout

                 parameters:
                       -m member      username to use for checkmember  
option
                       -n nodename    directory node location of  
group record
                       -u username    authenticate with admin username
                       -P password    authentication password
                       -a recordname  name of the record to add
                       -d recordname  name of the record to delete
                       -t recordtype  type of the record to add or  
delete
                       -i gid         gid to add/replace
                       -g guid        GUID to add/replace
                       -S sid         SID to add/replace
                       -r realname    realname to add/replace
                       -k keyword     keyword to add
                       -c comment     comment to add/replace
                       -s timetolive  seconds to live to add/replace
                       -f n | l       change the group's format - 'n'  
for the
                                      new group format and 'l' for  
the legacy
                                      group format

DESCRIPTION
... (followed by several pages of manual, I assume you don't need me  
to paste them all?)