capng_clear - Man Page

clear chosen capabilities set

Synopsis

#include <cap-ng.h>

void capng_clear(capng_select_t set);

Description

capng_clear sets to 0 all bits in the selected POSIX capabilities set. The options are CAPNG_SELECT_CAPS for the traditional capabilities, CAPNG_SELECT_BOUNDS for the bounding set, CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH if clearing both is desired, CAPNG_SELECT_AMBIENT if only operating on the ambient capabilities, or CAPNG_SELECT_ALL if clearing all is desired.

Return Value

None.

See Also

capabilities(7)

Author

Steve Grubb

Info

Sept 2020 Red Hat Libcap-ng API