grafana / grafana/pyroscope

I don't have ROOT permissions, can I still use Alloy to collect Java process?

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Description

pyroscope version : pyroscope_1.7.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
alloy version : 1.3.1

Hello, I want to use pyroscope.java to collect my Java process, but I don't have ROOT permissions, and Alloy requires ROOT to run Alloy, how can I solve this problem?

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No source files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start by checking the documented permissions required for pyroscope.java and Alloy 1.3.1 on Linux, then clarify whether collection without root is supported and document the required setup or limitation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, linux
Domain
observability-sre, operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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