Removed possibility to elevate privileges in code (commit: 3c2246b7dfdd6164dd5b7a0a74cfdc6585ea5a32)

[tnyblom]

In commit: 3c2246b the possibility to use this tool as a normal user and only allow the usage of sudo for scanning was removed as part of an IPv6 fix. Any particular reason why this change was included there?

[nmmapper]

The latest changes released days ago don't include that part of the code, it appears you are using an older version of the release which was released on Jan 14.

[tnyblom]

Hi,
I'm confused, in the latest code:

python3-nmap/nmap3/nmap3.py

Line 91 in 6784da6

return self.default_args.format(nmap=self.nmaptool, outarg="-oX")

The "sudo" part is missing so the possibility to use with running my script as sudo is removed.

[nmmapper]

You, just ensure that you are calling the appropriate code with super user access. Where necessary.

[tnyblom]

My issue is that there has been an backward incompatible change that removes functionality and renders exposed API calls no-ops.
I now need to run any script that includes this library fully as root where as before I could simply add a line in sudoers that would allow the script user to run nmap (with any options if needed) as root without having to fully open up root access.
Running script as root when not needed seems like an unnecessary risk to me.

Might I ask why this change was done?