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Enable the Linux kernel's <code>net.ipv4.ping_group_range</code> parameter to cover all groups, so that all users on the operating system can create ICMP Echo sockets.


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Revision as of 13:37, 23 July 2019


Enable net.ipv4.ping_group_range in the kernel

Summary

Enable the Linux kernel's net.ipv4.ping_group_range parameter to cover all groups, so that all users on the operating system can create ICMP Echo sockets.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 31
  • Last updated: 2019-07-23
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Benefit to Fedora

Scope

  • Proposal owners:
  • Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

User Experience

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
  • Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes