On Friday 17 November 2006 09:07, Hasso Tepper wrote: > I have process which drops root privileges after startup and retains only > some privileges using CAP_NET_ADMIN and CAP_SYS_ADMIN capabilities. > I can change values in /proc/sys/net/ipv[46]/* (like turning forwarding > on/off) from this process using sysctl syscall, but I can't write > directly into /proc/sys/net/ipv[46]/* from it.
That sounds more like a security bug than a feature to be preserved. -Andi - 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/
