CAPNG_GET_ROOTID(3)              Libcap-ng API             CAPNG_GET_ROOTID(3)

NAME
       capng_get_rootid - get namespace root id

SYNOPSIS
       #include <cap-ng.h>

       int capng_get_rootid(void);


DESCRIPTION
       capng_get_rootid gets the rootid for capabilities operations. This is
       only applicable for file system operations.


RETURN VALUE
       If the file is in the init namespace or the kernel does not support V3
       file system capabilities, it returns CAPNG_UNSET_ROOTID. Otherwise it
       return an integer for the namespace root id.


SEE ALSO
       capng_get_caps_fd(3), capabilities(7)


AUTHOR
       Steve Grubb

Red Hat                            Sept 2020               CAPNG_GET_ROOTID(3)