On Fri, 2011-12-23 at 15:57 +0100, Reindl Harald wrote: > > Am 23.12.2011 15:47, schrieb Aaron Konstam: > > 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. > > > > I guess I am thick because I can't understand the explanation in the web > > page above. An example or two might have helped. > > you need to understand what SETUID and CAPABILITIES are > what examples are you expecting? these are technics > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setuid > http://kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man7/capabilities.7.html > Examples of a specific capability replaces a setuid. You web pages were of more help. -- ======================================================================= "In the long run, every program becomes rococo, and then rubble." -- Alan Perlis ======================================================================= 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
