capsh8
'bash' wrapper to raise and lower the bset and pi capabilities
Overview
/sbin/capsh [args ...]
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--help -
this message
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--print -
display capability relevant state
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--decode=xxx -
decode a hex string to a list of caps
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--drop=xxx -
remove xxx,.. capabilities from bset
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--caps=xxx -
set caps as per cap_from_text()
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--inh=xxx -
set xxx,.. inheritiable set
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--secbits=<n> -
write a new value for securebits
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--keep=<n> -
set keep-capabability bit to <n>
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--uid=<n> -
set uid to <n> (hint: id <username>)
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--chroot=path -
chroot(2) to this path to invoke bash
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--killit=<n> -
send signal(n) to child
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--forkfor=<n> -
fork and make child sleep for <n> sec
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re-exec(capsh) with args as for
--
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-- -
remaing arguments are for /bin/bash (without
--[/sbin/capsh] will simply exit(0))
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).