NAME

       capng_update - update the stored capabilities settings

SYNOPSIS

       #include <cap-ng.h>

       int capng_update(capng_act_t action, capng_type_t type,unsigned int capability);

DESCRIPTION

       capng_update  will update the internal POSIX capabilities settings based on the options passed to it. The
       action should be either 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, or CAPNG_AMBIENT. The values may
       be  or'ed together to perform the same operation on multiple sets. The last parameter, capability, is the
       capability define as given in linux/capability.h.

RETURN VALUE

       This returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.

SEE ALSO

       capng_updatev(3), capabilities(7)

AUTHOR

       Steve Grubb

Red Hat                                             June 2009                                    CAPNG_UPDATE(3)