# Re: \[PATCH v2 1/2\] capabilities: Ambient capabilities

- From: Andy Lutomirski \<luto@amacapital.net\>
- Date: 2015-05-19 17:20:30 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/05/4497367
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/05/4494133/t.md

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On May 19, 2015 8:37 AM, "Christoph Lameter" [ref] wrote:
>
> On Mon, 18 May 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>
> > > Could you provide an example to demonstrate how it is to be used?
> > > Something similar to what I had in my patch?
> > >
> >
> > Do you mean something like:
> >
> > setpriv --ambient-caps=+net_bind_service --inh-haps=+net_bind_service
> > --euid=500 --ruid=500 bash
>
> Ok that means we also depend on a tool upgrade.
>

I think this is unavoidable, unless we want to change the semantics of
inheritable caps, and that would open a giant can of worms.

--Andy
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