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 Libcap-&libcap-version; Libcap <para>The Libcap 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> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&libcap-ch6-sbu;</seg> <seg>&libcap-ch6-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Libcap Prevent two static libraries from being installed: sed -i '/install.*STA...LIBNAME/d' libcap/Makefile Fix a file with wrong syntax: sed -i '/libpsx/,$d' libcap/libcap.pc.in Compile the package: make lib=lib This package does not come with a test suite. Install the package: make lib=lib install chmod -v 755 /lib/libcap.so.&libcap-version; The meaning of the make option: lib=lib This parameter installs the library in /lib rather than /lib64 on x86_64. It has no effect on x86. Contents of Libcap Installed programs Installed library capsh, getcap, getpcaps, and setcap libcap.so Short Descriptions capsh A shell wrapper to explore and constrain capability support capsh getcap Examines file capabilities getcap getpcaps Displays the capabilities on the queried process(es) getpcaps setcap Sets file capabilities setcap libcap Contains the library functions for manipulating POSIX 1003.1e capabilities libcap