how to debug application as root in eclipse in Ubuntu?

Question

I\'m programming application using libpcap. when I debug the application in normal mode, pcap cannot get the network device. it seems that I have to debug the application in

Answer 1

You can use gdbserver on localhost to attach a existing process, the following is the command line:

sudo gdbserver : --attach 

Or you can create a new process using gdbserver:

sudo gdbserver : 

Then you can create a debugging configuration in Eclipse, in the debugger tab, the debugger item, select gdbserver, and input the listening port in the connection tab in the bellow.