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

- From: Christoph Lameter \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-03-09 12:05:31 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/03/4446426
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/02/4438585/t.md

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On Sat, 7 Mar 2015, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:

> > The ancestor here is ambient_test and when it is run pI will not be set
> > despite the cap setting.
>
> ambient_test is supposed to set it.

I thought the setcap +i would do it.

So the setcap and setting of the file inheritance bits has no effect on
pI? When the process starts pI is off despite fI being set?
```