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<H1>SETCAP</H1>
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)<BR>Updated: 2020-01-07<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
setcap - set file capabilities
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>setcap</B> [-q] [-n &lt;rootid&gt;] [-v] {<I>capabilities|-|-r} filename</I> [ ... <I>capabilitiesN</I> <I>fileN</I> ]
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
In the absence of the
<B>-v</B>
(verify) option
<B>setcap</B>
sets the capabilities of each specified
<I>filename</I>
to the
<I>capabilities</I>
specified. The optional
<B>-n &lt;rootid&gt;</B>
argument can be used to set the file capability for use only in a
namespace with this rootid owner. The
<B>-v</B>
option is used to verify that the specified capabilities are currently
associated with the file. If -v and -n are supplied, the
<B>-n &lt;rootid&gt;</B>
argument is also verified.
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The
<I>capabilities</I>
are specified in the form described in
<I><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+cap_from_text">cap_from_text</A></I>(3).
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The special capability string,
<B>'-'</B>,
can be used to indicate that capabilities are read from the standard
input. In such cases, the capability set is terminated with a blank
line.
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The special capability string,
<B>'-r'</B>,
is used to remove a capability set from a file. Note, setting an empty
capability set is
<B>not the same</B>
as removing it. An empty set can be used to guarantee a file is not
executed with privilege inspite of the fact that the prevailing
ambient+inheritable sets would otherwise bestow capabilities on
executed binaries.
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The
<B>-q</B>
flag is used to make the program less verbose in its output.
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<H2>EXIT CODE</H2>
The
<B>setcap</B>
program will exit with a 0 exit code if successful. On failure, the
exit code is 1.
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<H2>REPORTING BUGS</H2>
Please report bugs via:
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<DT id="1"><A HREF="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/buglist.cgi?component=libcap">https://bugzilla.kernel.org/buglist.cgi?component=libcap</A>&amp;list_id=1047723&amp;product=Tools&amp;resolution=---<DD>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+cap_from_text">cap_from_text</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+cap_set_file">cap_set_file</A></B>(3),
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+getcap">getcap</A></B>(8)
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<DT id="2"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAF">REPORTING BUGS</A><DD>
<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAG">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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