Capabilities for reading process names

Adding cap_dac_read_search and cap_sys_ptrace to the setcap command, which allows non-root nethogs to display process names.
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41631927/read-proc-pid-fd-fd-without-full-root-access/47982314 and raboof/nethogs#142
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@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ If you want to remove Nethogs from your system, you can:
### Running without root
In order to be run by a non-root user, nethogs needs the `cap_net_admin` and `cap_net_raw` capabilities. These can be set on the executable by using the `setcap` command, as follows:
In order to be run by a non-root user, nethogs needs the `cap_net_admin` and `cap_net_raw` capabilities; additionally, to read and display process names, `cap_dac_read_search` and `cap_sys_ptrace` capabilities are required. These can be set on the executable by using the `setcap` command, as follows:
sudo setcap "cap_net_admin,cap_net_raw+pe" /usr/local/sbin/nethogs
sudo setcap "cap_net_admin,cap_net_raw,cap_dac_read_search,cap_sys_ptrace+pe" /usr/local/sbin/nethogs
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