--- "Serge E. Hallyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > The other is that root can lose capabilities by > executing files with > only some capabilities set. The next two patches > change these > behaviors.
It was the intention of the POSIX group that capabilities be independent of uid. I would argue that the old bevavior was correct, that a program marked to lose a capability ought to even if the uid is 0. Casey Schaufler [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
