netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10748] New: dhclient fails to run; capabilities error

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Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 08:49:19 -0500
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	shahamit@...il.com, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morgan <morgan@...nel.org>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10748] New: dhclient fails to run;
	capabilities error

Quoting Andrew Morton (akpm@...ux-foundation.org):
> (switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
> bugzilla web interface).
> 
> On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:25:00 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:
> 
> > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10748
> > 
> >            Summary: dhclient fails to run; capabilities error
> >            Product: Networking
> >            Version: 2.5
> >      KernelVersion: 2.6.26-rc2
> >           Platform: All
> >         OS/Version: Linux
> >               Tree: Mainline
> >             Status: NEW
> >           Severity: normal
> >           Priority: P1
> >          Component: IPV4
> >         AssignedTo: shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
> >         ReportedBy: shahamit@...il.com
> > 
> > 
> > Latest working kernel version: 2.6.25
> > Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.26-rc1
> > Distribution: Kubuntu Hardy
> > Hardware Environment: AMD
> > Software Environment:
> > Problem Description: On a default Kubuntu Hardy install, I fetched the git tree
> > from Linus; compiled and installed the kernel. This persists even with
> > 2.6.26-rc2+ (commit f26a3988917913b3d11b2bd741601a2c64ab9204)
> > 
> > If this isn't known, I'll bisect and report the bad commit
> > 
> > Steps to reproduce: 'sudo dhclient eth2' returns
> > 
> > drop_privileges: could not keep capabilities: Invalid argument
> > 
> > eth2 is an e1000e card.
> > 
> > 
> 
> whoa, weird.  Could you please run `sudo strace -f dhclient eth2' and send us
> the last page or so of output?

Also, please send your .config, or at least the result of
grep SECURITY .config

thanks,
-serge
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