From ecf0eb2435d5b64613b369a61daf73a183652d64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 12:20:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] getrlimit.2: CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capability is required in *initial user namespace* Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/getrlimit.2 | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2 index 3d2c6140e..20b873828 100644 --- a/man2/getrlimit.2 +++ b/man2/getrlimit.2 @@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ an unprivileged process may set only its soft limit to a value in the range from 0 up to the hard limit, and (irreversibly) lower its hard limit. A privileged process (under Linux: one with the .B CAP_SYS_RESOURCE -capability) may make arbitrary changes to either limit value. +capability in the initial user namespace) +may make arbitrary changes to either limit value. .PP The value .B RLIM_INFINITY