https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464698 User felix@derklecks.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464698#c1 Summary: file_caps=1 parameter does not work Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: felix@derklecks.de QAContact: qa@suse.de CC: agruen@novell.com Found By: --- I am trying to use filesystem capabilities for ping (I know ping is dropping privileges immediately but I want to play with it nevertheless) It work with an openSUSE 11.1 kernel in November but it does not work anymore. fm@macbook:~> uname -a Linux macbook 2.6.27.7-9-default #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux fm@macbook:~> cat /proc/cmdline file_caps=1 printk.time=true vga=0x317 fm@macbook:~> /sbin/getcap /bin/ping /bin/ping = cap_net_raw+ep fm@macbook:~> ping google.de ping: icmp open socket: Operation not permitted fm@macbook:~> ls -l /bin/ping -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 38984 3. Dez 06:07 /bin/ping I installed an old 11.0 kernel to verify fm@macbook:~> uname -a Linux macbook 2.6.25.5-1.1-default #1 SMP 2008-06-07 01:55:22 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux fm@macbook:~> ping google.de PING google.de (72.14.221.104) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from fg-in-f104.google.com (72.14.221.104): icmp_seq=1 ttl=237 time=16.0 ms I use the file_caps=1 parameter as described in kernel-parameters.txt -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.