Re: Problem while running nmap as root

[priyank garg <gargpriyank () gmail com>]

Hi Tom,
The os installed is "*Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3*" on a
VMWare virtual machine. As suggested by you, I tried running -sT and -sX as
well but no luck.

Thanks.
~Priyank

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Tom Sellers <nmap () fadedcode net> wrote:

> On 8/4/10 4:31 AM, priyank garg wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > I am facing a strange problem while running nmap as root. If I run it as a
> > normal user, nmap works fine but when I run it as root, its unable to
> > detect
> > any hosts.
> <SNIP>
>
>
> > Can anyone tell me the reason for this?
>
> Hello Priyank,
>
>        Two quick questions, can you tell me what OS you are running this
> on?
> Also, can you try two more scans as root, one with -sT and one with -sX and
> tell us if the behavior changes?
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Tom
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