Hi if i have a valid tap0 device i should be able to read write to /dev/netlink/tap0 but for some reson only as root should it be like this ? eg i would think that is the file permissions are like crw-rw-rw- /dev/netlink/tap0 anyone should be able to open it. is it meant to be like this if it is it seems very misleading from what i can tell it calls ethertap_open then it calls etlink_kernel_create then it calls sock_create where i think it is failing because it does not have CAP_NET_RAW thanks James -- --------------------------------------------- Check Out: http://stev.org E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4:40pm up 19 days, 25 min, 6 users, load average: 0.08, 0.12, 0.42 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/