On Thu, 2011-12-22 at 23:55 -0500, Richard Heck wrote: > On 12/22/2011 03:33 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > > Richard Heck wrote: > >> When I do: > >> ls /bin/ping > >> I get "ping" displayed with black text on a red background. I don't see > >> anything special about its permissions. What's up? > > > > Fedora switched[1] from using the suid-bit to capabilities. If you > > wish to see capabilities you can run "getcap" on the file. > > > > $ getcap /bin/ping > > > > [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/RemoveSETUID > > > Thanks. I did eventually figure this out. Unfortunately, there doesn't > seem to be much documentation about this particular set of colors, > though it is reminiscent of what happens with e.g. mount and umount. > > Richard > > I guess I am thick because I can't understand the explanation in the web page above. An example or two might have helped. -- ======================================================================= When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured. -- Anton Chekhov, "The Cherry Orchard" ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
