From ebdec1fa3e703778d307704546bcdcc2f43427bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dmiller <dmiller@e0a8ed71-7df4-0310-8962-fdc924857419>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 19:35:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Only enforce havePcap if necessary. Fixes #564

---
 nping/NpingOps.cc | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nping/NpingOps.cc b/nping/NpingOps.cc
index 84a6f1769..313b960f8 100644
--- a/nping/NpingOps.cc
+++ b/nping/NpingOps.cc
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ will open a UAC dialog where you can start the service if you have\n\
 administrator privileges.";
 #endif
 
-if (this->havePcap()==false){
+if (this->isRoot() && this->havePcap()==false){
     #ifdef WIN32
         nping_fatal(QT_3, "Nping requires %s", privreq);
     #else