Query: capng_updatev
OS: centos
Section: 3
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CAPNG_UPDATEV(3) Libcap-ng API CAPNG_UPDATEV(3)NAMEcapng_updatev - update the stored capabilities settingsSYNOPSIS#include <cap-ng.h> int capng_updatev(capng_act_t action, capng_type_t type, unsigned int capability, ...);DESCRIPTIONcapng_updatev will update the internal posix capabilities settings based on the options passed to it. The action should be eith CAPNG_DROP to set the capability bit to 0, or CAPNG_ADD to set the capability bit to 1. The operation is performed on the capability set specified in the type parameter. The values are: CAPNG_EFFECTIVE, CAPNG_PERMITTED, CAPNG_INHERITABLE, CAPNG_BOUNDING_SET. The values may be or'ed together to perform the same operation on multiple sets. The last paramter, capability, is the capability define as given in linux/capabil- ity.h. This function differs from capng_update in that you may pass a list of capabilities. This list must be terminated with a -1 value.RETURN VALUEThis returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.SEE ALSOcapng_update(3), capabilities(7)AUTHORSteve Grubb Red Hat June 2009 CAPNG_UPDATEV(3)