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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | AUTHOR | COLOPHON 

CAPNG_SET_ROOTID(3)           Libcap-ng API          CAPNG_SET_ROOTID(3)

NAME         top

       capng_set_rootid - set namespace root id

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <cap-ng.h>

       int capng_set_rootid(int rootid);

DESCRIPTION         top

       capng_set_rootid sets the rootid for capabilities operations.
       This is only applicable for file system operations.

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success, it returns 0. It returns -1 if there is an internal
       error or the kernel does not suppor V3 filesystem capabilities.

SEE ALSO         top

       capng_set_caps_fd(3), capabilities(7)

AUTHOR         top

       Steve Grubb

COLOPHON         top

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Red Hat                         Sept 2020            CAPNG_SET_ROOTID(3)

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