linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25 Kernel - Problems with capabilities

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Message-ID: <87y7788hul.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:08:18 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	David <david@...olicited.net>
Cc:	casey@...aufler-ca.com, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.25 Kernel - Problems with capabilities

David <david@...olicited.net> writes:

> Casey Schaufler wrote:
>> Do you have a libcap that reflects the change from 32 capabilities
>> to 64? You'll be looking for libcap.so.2.06 or thereabouts.
>>
> Adding libcap-2.08 and recompiling ntpd has fixed the issue, and I'm
> now running normally, thanks!

FWIW I ran into this problem too with systemtap. It was a quite 
nasty surprise and took some time to track down.

I also don't remember seeing a thread about this on l-k.  Where was this
major binary breakage discussed?

-Andi

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