CAPABILITY.CONF(5) File Formats Manual CAPABILITY.CONF(5) (NAME) capability.conf - pam_cap (SYNOPSIS) /etc/security/capability.conf (DESCRIPTION) : # <-- '#' () IAB cap_text_formats(7) all none . all (pass-through) IAB . none (Inheritable) ( (Ambient) ). PAM IAB . @ /etc/group . "*" . . : # root all root # beta # cap_chown (bounding) . !cap_chown beta # 'three' # cap_setuid cap_chown cap_setuid,cap_chown @three # beta gamma # cap_chown beta . gamma # 'three' . cap_chown beta gamma # 'one' cap_setuid # cap_chown (bounding) . !cap_chown,cap_setuid @one # alpha (ambient) ( # 'one' 'three' ). ^cap_setuid alpha # delta ( 'one' 'three' ) # cap_chown cap_setgid cap_setuid # (bounding) . ^cap_chown,^cap_setgid,!cap_setuid delta # 'four' # cap_setuid . cap_setuid @four (SEE ALSO) pam_cap(8), cap_iab(3), cap_text_formats(7). 2025-03-19 CAPABILITY.CONF(5)