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  2. RHEL-31988

libcap RPM need to include an information about how to write capability.conf

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    • rhel-10.0.beta
    • rhel-8.0.0, rhel-9.0.0, rhel-10.0
    • libcap
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    • libcap-2.69-4.el10
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    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • SECENGSP Cycle 3, SECENGSP Cycle 4, SECENGSP Cycle 5, SECENGSP Cycle 6
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      .New `capability.conf(5)` man page

      The `capability.conf(5)` man page has been added. It provides descriptions for the `capability.conf` configuration file and the `pam_cap.so` module arguments.
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      .New `capability.conf(5)` man page The `capability.conf(5)` man page has been added. It provides descriptions for the `capability.conf` configuration file and the `pam_cap.so` module arguments.
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      What were you trying to do that didn't work?

      Currently, libcap RPM doesn't include an information about capability.conf,
      and pam_cap.so module arguments. So users don't understand what is the meaning of "^", "!" or "@", or "keepcaps", "defer" and so on.

      Please provide the package NVR for which bug is seen:

      libpcap, any versions shipped as part of RHEL

      How reproducible:

      always

      Steps to reproduce

      1. man capability.conf

      Expected results

      Manpage should have above details.

      Actual results

      Manpage does not exist

      https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2272034 fixes the issue, please include it in upcoming rhel8 and rhel9 minor releases. The fix is going into Fedora40, maybe rhel10 includes the fix directly.

              ansasaki@redhat.com Anderson Sasaki
              rhn-support-chorn Christian Horn
              Anderson Sasaki Anderson Sasaki
              SSG Security QE SSG Security QE
              Jan Fiala Jan Fiala
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