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CAPNGUPDATE(3) Libcap-ng API CAPNGUPDATE(3)

NAME top

   capng_update - update the stored capabilities settings

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <cap-ng.h>**

   int capng_update(capng_act_t action, capng_type_t type,unsigned
   int capability);

DESCRIPTION top

   capng_update will update the internal POSIX capabilities settings
   based on the options passed to it. The action should be either
   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, or CAPNG_AMBIENT. The values may be or'ed
   together to perform the same operation on multiple sets. The last
   parameter, capability, is the capability define as given in
   linux/capability.h.

RETURN VALUE top

   This returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.

SEE ALSO top

   [capng_updatev(3)](../man3/capng%5Fupdatev.3.html), [capabilities(7)](../man7/capabilities.7.html)

AUTHOR top

   Steve Grubb

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Red Hat June 2009 CAPNGUPDATE(3)

Pages that refer to this page:capng_apply(3), capng_change_id(3), capng_updatev(3)