%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy: bdubbs $ $Date: 2011-10-24 22:31:31 -0500 (Mon, 24 Oct 2011) $ libcap2-&libcap2-version; libcap2 Introduction to 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: Installation of libcap2 Install libcap2 by running the following commands: make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Contents 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}