Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:13:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:13:36 -0400 Received: from blueberrysolutions.com ([195.165.170.195]:8597 "EHLO blueberrysolutions.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:13:27 -0400 Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:19:02 +0300 (EEST) From: Tony Glader X-X-Sender: teg@blueberrysolutions.com To: Chris Wright cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: capable()-function In-Reply-To: <20021009120819.A25392@figure1.int.wirex.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 707 Lines: 24 On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Chris Wright wrote: > > In this case capable() call has been made from a kernel module. I think a > The userspace task that called the ioctl() is the one to look at. ... > > CapInh: 0000000000000000 > > CapPrm: 00000000fffffeff > > CapEff: 00000000fffffeff > > Ok, I don't think the capable() check is failing. So though me too, but now we are getting to the point - capable() check fails! How that can be possible? -- * Tony Glader - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/