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run ping command as normal user in wsl2

#wsl2

run getcap /bin/ping on a normal linux distribution,

$ getcap /bin/ping
/bin/ping = cap_net_raw+ep

change capability on the /bin/ping of wsl2

setcap cap_net_raw+ep /bin/ping
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