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

- From: Christoph Lameter \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-05-19 20:03:30 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/05/4497468
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/05/4494133/t.md

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On Tue, 19 May 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote:

> 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.

Ok then include a patch and references to that material. Or did I just not
see that?
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