Bug 214317 - getcap -r / should default to ignore /proc/ reading errors
Summary: getcap -r / should default to ignore /proc/ reading errors
Status: RESOLVED CODE_FIX
Alias: None
Product: Tools
Classification: Unclassified
Component: libcap (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: Andrew G. Morgan
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Reported: 2021-09-05 15:38 UTC by Andrew G. Morgan
Modified: 2021-09-06 03:27 UTC (History)
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Description Andrew G. Morgan 2021-09-05 15:38:26 UTC 
This command

   getcap -r /

generates a gazillion warnings because of things like this:

   Failed to get capabilities of file '/proc/183650/task/183650/net/fib_triestat' (Operation not supported)

we should either silently ignore operation not permitted problems, or skip /proc/ altogether by default.
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