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Mastering POSIX File Capabilities

Posted by kdawson on from the wee-dram-of-privilege dept.

An anonymous reader passes along an IBM DeveloperWorks article on POSIX file capabilities, which have recently become available in the Linux kernel; they are expected in the mainline kernel by 2.6.24. POSIX file capabilities parcel out root user powers into smaller privileges. The article details how to program using file capabilities and how to switch on the ability of a system's setuid root binaries to use file capabilities.

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  1. WOW! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's like saying, that you can have a NIGGER and allow him to pick cotton and not allow him to miscegenate with a white woman and all of that with one rule!

    THINK people, this is badass!


    NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER

    1. Re:WOW! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      STFU whitey. I'll skull-fuck you with my 10 1/2 black dick. my 10 1/2 black dick.