%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libcap2 The libcap2 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. &lfs70_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libcap2-md5sum; Download size: &libcap2-size; Estimated disk space required: &libcap2-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libcap2-time; libcap2 Dependencies Required User Notes: Install libcap2 by running the following commands: make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make RAISE_SETFCAP=no install RAISE_SETFCAP=no: This parameter skips trying to use setcap on itself. This avoids an installation error if the kernel or file system do not support extended capabilities. Installed Programs Installed Library Installed Directories capsh, getcap, getpcaps, and setcap libcap.{so,a} None Short Descriptions capsh is a shell wrapper to exploredand constraine capability support. capsh getcap examines file capabilities. getcap getpcaps displays the capabilities on the queried process(es). getpcaps setcap sets file file capabilities. setcap libcap2.{so,a} contains the libcap2 API functions. libcap2.{so,a}