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NAME

       PR_SET_SECUREBITS - set the "securebits" flags of the calling thread

LIBRARY

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
       #include <sys/prctl.h>

       int prctl(PR_SET_SECUREBITS, unsigned long flags);

DESCRIPTION

       Set the "securebits" flags of the calling thread to the value supplied in flags.  See capabilities(7).

RETURN VALUE

       On success, 0 is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       EINVAL flags is not a valid value.

       EPERM  op  is  PR_SET_SECUREBITS,  and  the  caller does not have the CAP_SETPCAP capability, or tried to
              unset a "locked" flag, or tried to set a  flag  whose  corresponding  locked  flag  was  set  (see
              capabilities(7)).

STANDARDS

       Linux.

HISTORY

       Linux 2.6.26.

SEE ALSO

       prctl(2), PR_GET_SECUREBITS(2const), capabilities(7)