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[SOLVED] ping: icmp open socket: Operation not permitted

Error added: 2016-04-05T17:58:43Z

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chown root `which ping`
chmod 4750 `which ping`

This makes it setuid root.
If a program isn't written well, this can lead to a local root exploit. Please be fully aware about this before making programs setuid.
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