[tor-bugs] #5220 [Tor Client]: Intelligently use capabilities/privileges and drop what we don't need for Debian Gnu/Linux

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#5220: Intelligently use capabilities/privileges and drop what we don't need for
Debian Gnu/Linux
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 Reporter:  ioerror      |          Owner:                   
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified 
Component:  Tor Client   |        Version:  Tor: unspecified 
 Keywords:  security     |         Parent:  #5219            
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                   
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Comment(by cypherpunks):

 >Do unix capabilities systems actually let you drop FS capabilities?
 That's what permissions are for, no?

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