summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/lib/Net/Ping.pm
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/Net/Ping.pm')
-rw-r--r--lib/Net/Ping.pm2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Net/Ping.pm b/lib/Net/Ping.pm
index 91077ddad1..495b82f95b 100644
--- a/lib/Net/Ping.pm
+++ b/lib/Net/Ping.pm
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sub new
}
elsif ($self->{"proto"} eq "icmp")
{
- croak("icmp ping requires root privilege") if $>;
+ croak("icmp ping requires root privilege") if ($> and $^O ne 'VMS');
$self->{"proto_num"} = (getprotobyname('icmp'))[2] ||
croak("Can't get icmp protocol by name");
$self->{"pid"} = $$ & 0xffff; # Save lower 16 bits of pid