# Re: \[PATCH\] capabilities: Ambient capability set V2

- From: Christoph Lameter \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-03-06 15:50:08 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/03/4445044
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/02/4438585/t.md

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On Thu, 5 Mar 2015, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:

> > > So I'd say drop this change ^
> >
> > Then the ambient caps get ignored for a executables that have capabilities
> > seton the file?
>
> Yes.  Those are assumed to already know what they're doing.

Ok can we get this patch merged now if I do this change
(effectively ambient caps for binaries that have no caps set) and deal with the
other issues later? This would cover most of the use cases here at least.
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