setcap
Set capabilities of specified file.
See also: tldr getcap
.
More information: https://manned.org/setcap.
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Set capability
cap_net_raw
(to use RAW and PACKET sockets) for a given file:
setcap '{{cap_net_raw}}' {{path/to/file}}
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Set multiple capabilities on a file (ep behind the capability means "effective permitted"):
setcap '{{cap_dac_read_search,cap_sys_tty_config+ep}}' {{path/to/file}}
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Remove all capabilities from a file:
setcap -r {{path/to/file}}
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Verify that the specified capabilities are currently associated with the specified file:
setcap -v '{{cap_net_raw}}' {{path/to/file}}
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The optional
-n {{rootuid}}
argument can be used to set the file capability for use only in a user namespace with this root user ID owner:
setcap -n {{rootuid}} '{{cap_net_admin}}' {{path/to/file}}
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