# Re: \[PATCH\] capabilities: Ambient capability set V1

- From: Christoph Lameter \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-23 18:27:12 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/02/4435851
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/02/4426512/t.md

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2015, Serge Hallyn wrote:

> > So the cap was dropped from the cap perm set but it is still active
> > in the ambient set?
>
> Right, and the legacy program doesn't know to check the new set.

Does it have to? The ambient set could not show up in permitted.

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