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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f882eb70e4..0e1e253b02 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -41655,6 +41655,8 @@ invokation. @cindex privileged programs @cindex setuid programs @cindex setgid programs +@cindex capabilities, POSIX +@cindex setcap Some programs need to run with elevated privileges, even when they are launched by unprivileged users. A notorious example is the @command{passwd} program, which users can run to change their @@ -41720,6 +41722,11 @@ defaults to root. GID (integer) group name (string) for the group owner of the program, defaults to root. +@item @code{capabilities} (default: @code{#f}) +A string representing the program's POSIX capabilities, as described by +the @code{cap_to_text(3)} man page from the libcap package, or @code{#f} +to make no changes. + @end table @end deftp |