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PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER(2const) PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER(2const)

NAME

PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER - lower the ambient capability set of the calling thread

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#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);

DESCRIPTION

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

cap does not specify a valid capability.

VERSIONS

See PR_CAP_AMBIENT(2const).

STANDARDS

Linux.

HISTORY

Linux 4.3.

SEE ALSO

prctl(2), PR_CAP_AMBIENT(2const), libcap(3)

2024-06-01 Linux man-pages (unreleased)