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Message-Id: <fe7784a0710a8fef0ac2e4f39589dff6f8293ad0.1219951973.git.serue@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:54:15 -0500
From:	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, morgan@...nel.org, agruen@...e.de,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] file capabilities: turn on by default

Now that file capabilities can be turned off at boot, go ahead
and compile them into the kernel by default by making
CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES=y the default.

Note that the boot flag no_file_caps must be specified to turn
file capabilities off, as by default they are on.  So the
default behavior is in fact changed.

Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>
---
 security/Kconfig |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index 5592939..6fbb233 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -75,12 +75,15 @@ config SECURITY_NETWORK_XFRM
 
 config SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 	bool "File POSIX Capabilities"
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  This enables filesystem capabilities, allowing you to give
 	  binaries a subset of root's powers without using setuid 0.
 
-	  If in doubt, answer N.
+	  You can still boot with the no_file_caps option to disable
+	  file capabilities.
+
+	  If in doubt, answer Y.
 
 config SECURITY_ROOTPLUG
 	bool "Root Plug Support"
-- 
1.5.4.3

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