1CAPNG_UPDATEV(3)                 Libcap-ng API                CAPNG_UPDATEV(3)
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NAME

6       capng_updatev - update the stored capabilities settings
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <cap-ng.h>
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11       int  capng_updatev(capng_act_t action, capng_type_t type,      unsigned
12       int capability, ...);
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DESCRIPTION

16       capng_updatev will update  the  internal  posix  capabilities  settings
17       based on the options passed to it. The action should be eith CAPNG_DROP
18       to set the capability bit to 0, or CAPNG_ADD to set the capability  bit
19       to 1. The operation is performed on the capability set specified in the
20       type  parameter.  The  values  are:  CAPNG_EFFECTIVE,  CAPNG_PERMITTED,
21       CAPNG_INHERITABLE, CAPNG_BOUNDING_SET. The values may be or'ed together
22       to perform the same operation on  multiple  sets.  The  last  paramter,
23       capability, is the capability define as given in linux/capability.h.
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25       This  function differs from capng_update in that you may pass a list of
26       capabilities. This list must be terminated with a -1 value.
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RETURN VALUE

30       This returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.
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SEE ALSO

34       capng_update(3), capabilities(7)
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AUTHOR

38       Steve Grubb
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42Red Hat                            June 2009                  CAPNG_UPDATEV(3)