CAPNG_UPDATE(3)
NAME
capng_update - update the stored capabilities settings
SYNOPSIS
#include <cap-ng.h> int capng_update(capng_act_t action, capng_type_t type,unsigned int capability);
DESCRIPTION
capng_update will update the internal posix capabilities settings based
on the options passed to it. The action should be eith CAPNG_DROP to
set the capability bit to 0, or CAPNG_ADD to set the capability bit to
1. The operation is performed on the capability set specified in the
type parameter. The values are: CAPNG_EFFECTIVE, CAPNG_PERMITTED,
CAPNG_INHERITABLE, CAPNG_BOUNDING_SET. The values may be or'ed together
to perform the same operation on multiple sets. The last paramter,
capability, is the capability define as given in linux/capability.h.
RETURN VALUE
This returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.
SEE ALSO
capng_updatev(3), capabilities(7)
AUTHOR
- Steve Grubb