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NAME
       PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS - get the calling thread's no_new_privs attribute


LIBRARY
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)


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

       int prctl(PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L);


DESCRIPTION
       Return  the  value  of  the  no_new_privs  attribute for the calling thread.  A value of 0
       indicates the regular execve(2) behavior.  A value of 1 indicates execve(2)  will  operate
       in the privilege-restricting mode described in PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS(2const).


RETURN VALUE
       On  success,  PR_GET_NO_NEW_PRIVS returns the boolean value described above.  On error, -1
       is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.


FILES
       /proc/pid/status
              Since Linux 4.10, the value of a thread's no_new_privs attribute can be viewed  via
              the NoNewPrivs field in this file.


STANDARDS
       Linux.


HISTORY
       Linux 3.5.


SEE ALSO
       prctl(2), PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS(2const)