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README.Debian: Lazy documentation how to set capabilities

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@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ perform. but, in the interest of the "safe default", these plugins will not
be installed with the suid bit set. be installed with the suid bit set.
if setcap is able set the necessary capabilities, you are fine. if the setcap if setcap is able set the necessary capabilities, you are fine. if the setcap
binary is not installed or not able to set the capabilities, you need to binary is not installed or not able to set the capabilities, you need to
eighter set the capabilities (cap_net_raw+ep) for your own or provide root eighter set the capabilities (eg. cap_net_raw+ep) for your own or provide root
privileges. privileges. You could go the lazy way and install libcap2-bin and run the
following afterwards:
there are two recommended ways about providing root privilegethis on your # /var/lib/dpkg/info/monitoring-plugins-basic.postinst configure
system:
there are two recommended ways about providing root priviles to your plugins
on your system:
- set the suid bit with dpkg-statoverride: - set the suid bit with dpkg-statoverride: