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The trouble with CAP_SYS_RAWIO

The trouble with CAP_SYS_RAWIO

Posted Mar 14, 2013 5:04 UTC (Thu) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239)
In reply to: The trouble with CAP_SYS_RAWIO by heijo
Parent article: The trouble with CAP_SYS_RAWIO

CAP_SYS_RAWIO is not equivalent to CAP_SYS_ADMIN. That's why they're not defined to the same value. It does not imply the ability to arbitrarily alter the system. That's *the entire point* of capabilities.


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