2010-05-11 19:45:07 +02:00
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libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e
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(formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities.
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2010-05-11 14:56:16 +02:00
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More information (POSIX 1e and 2c drafts):
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http://wt.xpilot.org/publications/posix.1e/download.html
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Usage tutorial (Olaf Kirch: Using Capabilities - 2002):
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http://www.lst.de/~okir/blackhats/node125.html
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2010-05-11 19:45:07 +02:00
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Active development of libcap v2 is in filesystem capabilities, see:
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/README
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And maybe read Serge E. Hallyn' article
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POSIX file capabilities: Parceling the power of root
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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-posixcap.html?ca=dgr-lnxw06LinuxPOSIX
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2010-05-11 14:56:16 +02:00
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If you uninstall this package, you will need to manually remove the
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/usr/include/sys/capability.h header.
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