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From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: setcap fails: (Operation not supported)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:00:30
Message-Id: sj5c1h$13mq$1@ciao.gmane.io
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: setcap fails: (Operation not supported) by Andrew Udvare
1 On 2021-09-30, Andrew Udvare <audvare@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On 30/09/2021 13:58, Grant Edwards wrote:
3
4 >> Still can't figure out how to get setcap to work
5
6 > Not sure if this is it, but do you have CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY enabled?
7
8 No, I don't.
9
10 Google has found me information that indicates that SELinux and MAC
11 (Mandatory Access Controls) require FS_SECURITY, but Google can't find
12 any indication that FS_SECURITY is required for linux file
13 capabilities.
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15 I should try enabling it and see...
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17 Several years ago, I know I could set capabilities on executables (on
18 a different Gentoo machine), and I don't remember it being difficult
19 to get working at all...
20
21 --
22 Grant

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RE: [gentoo-user] Re: setcap fails: (Operation not supported) Laurence Perkins <lperkins@×××××××.net>