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CAPNG_SET_CAPS_FD(3)						   Libcap-ng API					      CAPNG_SET_CAPS_FD(3)

NAME
       capng_set_caps_fd - write file-based capabilities to extended attributes

SYNOPSIS
       #include <cap-ng.h>

       int capng_set_caps_fd(int fd);

DESCRIPTION
       This  function  will  write  the file based capabilities to the extended attributes of the file that the descriptor was opened against. The
       bounding set is not included in file based capabilities operations. Note that this function will only work if compiled  on  a  kernel  that
       supports file based capabilities such as 2.6.2 6 and later.

RETURN VALUE
       This returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.

SEE ALSO
       capng_get_caps_fd(3), capabilities(7)

AUTHOR
       Steve Grubb

Red Hat 							     June 2009						      CAPNG_SET_CAPS_FD(3)