PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER2const
Lower the ambient capability set of the calling thread
Usage
#include <linux/prctl.h> /* Definition of PR_* constants */ #include <sys/prctl.h>
int prctl(PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER, long cap, 0L, 0L);
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Overview
The capability specified in cap is removed from the ambient capability set.
Return value
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
Errors
- EINVAL
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cap does not specify a valid capability.
Versions
Releases
2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.