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Does it really need rwx permission?
– matanox
Commented Apr 23, 2016 at 17:42
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Beware that, with setcap, if you overwrite the executable you grant privileges to (ex: do a rebuild) then it loses its privileged port status and you have to give it privileges again :|
– rogerdpack
Commented Oct 27, 2016 at 22:25
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Something that I had to fiddle with; I was trying to run a sysv service, that runs a ruby executable that uses ruby. You need to give the setcap permission on the version- specific ruby executable, e.g. /usr/bin/ruby1.9.1
– Christian Rondeau
Commented Jan 25, 2017 at 19:31
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I have my doubts that chmoding to 777 the byport files is the best idea. I've seen giving permisions ranging from 500 to 744. I would stuck to the most restrictive one that works for you.
– Pere
Commented May 9, 2017 at 9:09
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IMPO you really shouldn't be giving access to "all users and groups". Instead, you should pick a trusted user that needs to run this and then chown the /etc/authbind/byport/80 and 443 files by that user and chmod them so that they are executable by that user and no-one else. Otherwise you're increasing your security risk, not decreasing it.
– deltaray
Commented Feb 18, 2021 at 14:39

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