problem with Kismet

[Jeffrey F. Bloss]

Miroslav Ludvik wrote:

>  kismet
> Server options:  none
> Client options:  none
> Starting server...
> Waiting for server to start before starting UI...
> FATAL:  Could not find user 'your_user_here' for dropping
> priviledges. Make sure you have a valid user set for 'suiduser' in
> your config file. See the 'Installation & Security' and
> 'Configuration' sections of the README file for more information.
> [1] + Done(1)                    ${BIN}/kismet_server --silent
> ${server}
> 
> Please
> advice me.

I (almost) hate to be this way, but the answer is right there in front
of your eyes. The error itself tells you exactly what the problem is,
and where to find information on solving it.

You need to understand that kismet isn't a graphical click-click-and-go
utility. It requires a little effort on your part, and a little RTFM
time. If you make that investment it's a powerful networking diagnostic
and discovery tool that will even speak to you in a sexy[1] female
voice. ;-)

  man kismet

  ls /usr/share/doc/kismet

  sudo vim /etc/kismet/kismet.conf
  sudo vim /etc/kismet/kismet_drone.conf
  sudo vim /etc/kismet/kismet_ui.conf

[1] ...for *some* definition of "sexy".

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