Module: CapNG::Flags

Defined in:
ext/capng/enum-flags.c,
ext/capng/enum-flags.c

Overview

Define NO_FLAGS, DROP_SUPP_GRP, CLEAR_BOUNDING, and INIT_SUPP_GRP (if available) constants.

Constant Summary collapse

NO_FLAG =

Simply change uid and retain specified capabilities and that’s all.

LONG2NUM(CAPNG_NO_FLAG)
DROP_SUPP_GRP =

it will have no effect.

LONG2NUM(CAPNG_DROP_SUPP_GRP)
CLEAR_BOUNDING =

Clear the bounding set regardless to the internal representation already setup prior to changing the uid/gid.

LONG2NUM(CAPNG_CLEAR_BOUNDING)
INIT_SUPP_GRP =

Ubuntu Trusty’s libcap-ng-dev doesn’t have CAPNG_INIT_SUPP_GRP constant.

After changing id, initialize any supplement groups that may come with the new
account. If given with Note