Re: CAP_SYSLOG, 2.6.38 and user space

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Fri Feb 04 2011 - 11:03:12 EST


Quoting david@xxxxxxx (david@xxxxxxx):
> I can see what you would want to allow for a syslog daemon to have
> CAP_SYSLOG without needing to have CAP_SYS_ADMIN, but why do you see
> it as important to deny the ability if someone has CAP_SYS_ADMIN?

Good point, most of its use is in going the other way.

-serge
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