How does the linux kernel know user ntp is allowed to set the time?

Hal Murray hmurray at megapathdsl.net
Mon May 30 02:30:32 UTC 2016


> If you system has Linux Capabilities enforced then you need: CAP_SYS_TIME

The problem was that I didn't have libcap_devel installed so it dropped root 
without hanging on to any capabilities.  (or something like that)

Somebody should have died back at the configure or build step.


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