bionic (3) capng_update.3.gz

NAME

       capng_update - update the stored capabilities settings

SYNOPSIS

       #include <cap-ng.h>

       int capng_update(capng_act_t action, capng_type_t type,unsigned int capability);

DESCRIPTION

       capng_update  will update the internal posix capabilities settings based on the options passed to it. The
       action should be eith CAPNG_DROP to set the capability bit to 0, or CAPNG_ADD to set the  capability  bit
       to  1.  The operation is performed on the capability set specified in the type parameter. The values are:
       CAPNG_EFFECTIVE, CAPNG_PERMITTED, CAPNG_INHERITABLE, CAPNG_BOUNDING_SET. The values may be or'ed together
       to  perform  the same operation on multiple sets. The last paramter, capability, is the capability define
       as given in linux/capability.h.

RETURN VALUE

       This returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.

SEE ALSO

       capng_updatev(3), capabilities(7)

AUTHOR

       Steve Grubb