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Re: staprun:init_cap:73: ERROR: cap_set_proc: Operation not permitted
- From: David Smith <dsmith at redhat dot com>
- To: David Wilder <dwilder at us dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: SystemTAP <systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:47:24 -0600
- Subject: Re: staprun:init_cap:73: ERROR: cap_set_proc: Operation not permitted
- References: <478CFC1D.2010006@us.ibm.com>
David Wilder wrote:
> I know have seen this before but cant remember the fix.
> Can someone refresh my memory?
>
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
> Kernel 2.6.24-rc7
>
> This is the error I get when running stap (as user root)
>
> staprun:init_cap:73: ERROR: cap_set_proc: Operation not permitted
The answer before (from Martin) was that the kernel needs to be built
with CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES=y
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