source: postlfs/security/libcap2.xml@ 4949485e

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!-- Change to kernel.org when it gets back there. -->
  <!ENTITY libcap2-download-http "http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_&libcap2-version;.orig.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libcap2-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_&libcap2-version;.orig.tar.gz"> 
  <!ENTITY libcap2-md5sum        "b4896816b626bea445f0b3849bdd4077">
  <!ENTITY libcap2-size          "72 KB">
  <!ENTITY libcap2-buildsize     "1.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY libcap2-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libcap2" xreflabel="libcap2-&libcap2-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libcap2.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>libcap2-&libcap2-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libcap2">
    <primary sortas="a-libcap2">libcap2</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to libcap2</title>

    <para>The <application>libcap2</application> package implements the
    user-space interfaces to the POSIX 1003.1e capabilities available in Linux
    kernels. These capabilities are a partitioning of the all powerful root
    privilege into a set of distinct privileges.  </para>

    &lfs70_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libcap2-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libcap2-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &libcap2-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &libcap2-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &libcap2-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &libcap2-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libcap2 Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="attr"/></para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libcap2"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of libcap2</title>

    <para>Install <application>libcap2</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make RAISE_SETFCAP=no install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>
     
    <para><parameter>RAISE_SETFCAP=no</parameter>: This parameter skips trying
    to use <application>setcap</application> on itself.  This avoids an installation 
    error if the kernel or file system do not support extended capabilities.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>capsh, getcap, getpcaps, and setcap</seg>
        <seg>libcap.{so,a}</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="capsh">
        <term><command>capsh</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a shell wrapper to exploredand constraine capability support.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libcap2 capsh">
            <primary sortas="b-capsh">capsh</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="getcap">
        <term><command>getcap</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>examines file capabilities.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libcap2 getcap">
            <primary sortas="b-getcap">getcap</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="getpcaps">
        <term><command>getpcaps</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>displays the capabilities on the queried process(es).</para>
          <indexterm zone="libcap2 getpcaps">
            <primary sortas="b-getpcaps">getpcaps</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="setcap">
        <term><command>setcap</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>sets file file capabilities.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libcap2 setcap">
            <primary sortas="b-setcap">setcap</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libcap2-lib">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libcap2.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains the <application>libcap2</application> API functions.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libcap2 libcap2-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libcap2">libcap2.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>