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 either 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, or CAPNG_AMBIENT. The values may be or'ed together
       to perform the same operation on multiple sets. The last  parameter,  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