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diff --git a/libraries/libcap/README b/libraries/libcap/README index 5922aa31f1..7d77ca7fc6 100644 --- a/libraries/libcap/README +++ b/libraries/libcap/README @@ -1,18 +1,31 @@ libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities. -More information (POSIX 1e and 2c drafts): -http://wt.xpilot.org/publications/posix.1e/download.html +libcap v2 implements support for filesystem capabilities; however, +the kernel shipped with Slackware 12.1 does not support this. + + # grep CAPABILITIES /boot/config + CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES=y + # CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES is not set + +To enable this support, recompile the kernel with this option set: -Usage tutorial (Olaf Kirch: Using Capabilities - 2002): -http://www.lst.de/~okir/blackhats/node125.html + Security options ---> + Enable different security models + Default Linux Capabilities + File POSIX Capabilities (EXPERIMENTAL) -Active development of libcap v2 is in filesystem capabilities, see: -http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/README +Even if you don't use this, the actual lib should still be compatible +with libcap v1 in the 12.0 repo. If, however, this happens to not actually +be the case, the SlackBuild there should still work fine on 12.1. -And maybe read Serge E. Hallyn' article -POSIX file capabilities: Parceling the power of root +Additional URL pointers (besides the project homepage): + +POSIX file capabilities: Parceling the power of root by Serge E. Hallyn http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-posixcap.html?ca=dgr-lnxw06LinuxPOSIX -If you uninstall this package, you will need to manually remove the -/usr/include/sys/capability.h header. +Using Capabilities by Olaf Kirch +http://www.lst.de/~okir/blackhats/node125.html + +POSIX 1e and 2c drafts: +http://wt.xpilot.org/publications/posix.1e/download.html |