On 02/13/2013 09:51 AM, Casey Schaufler wrote:
You can't add a new capability where there is an existing capability
that can be remotely argued to be appropriate.
If you tried to "fix" CAP_SYS_RAWIO and/or CAP_SYS_ADMIN you'd end
up with hundreds of capabilities.
Your particular problem is *not* so important that you get a
capability all to yourself.
{facepalm}
This is exactly the kind of thinking which has led to the capability
system being so bloody useless.
Capabilities need to be associated with resources, not use cases.
-hpa
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