Configuring Capabilities

Capabilities are sets of bits that permit of splitting the privileges typically held by the root user into a larger set of more specific privileges. The POSIX capabilities are defined by a draft IEEE standard (IEEE Std 1003.1e); they are not unique to Linux or Parallels Server Bare Metal. When the Linux or Parallels Server Bare Metal documentation says “requires root privileges”, in nearly all cases it really means “requires a specific capability”.

This section documents the tasks that can be achieved using per-Container capabilities in Parallels Server Bare Metal and all configurable capabilities.