libcap-2.25 with PAM

Introduction to libcap with PAM

The libcap package was installed in LFS, but if Linux-PAM support is desired, the PAM module must be built (after installation of Linux-PAM).

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.3 platform.

Package Information

libcap Dependencies

Required

Linux-PAM-1.3.0

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libcap

Installation of libcap

Install libcap by running the following commands:

make -C pam_cap

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

install -v -m755 pam_cap/pam_cap.so /lib/security &&
install -v -m644 pam_cap/capability.conf /etc/security

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: pam_cap.so
Installed Directories: None

Last updated on 2018-08-18 14:53:19 -0700