On Sun, 06 May 2018 01:05:51 +0300 =?utf-8?q?Mantas_Mikul=C4=97nas?= <g
raw...@nullroute.eu.org> wrote:
> Package: iproute2
> Version: 4.16.0-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> zerotier-one (a mesh-VPN program) calls `ip addr add` as non-root,
but
> with the necessary capabilities present (ambient, inheritable, and
> effective).
> 
> However, the latest iproute2 version made `ip` drop all capabilities
> unconditionally (except for `ip vrf exec`), so this no longer works
--
> ip receives "Operation not permitted" and ZeroTier becomes unable to
> configure its tunnel interface, making the VPN completely unusable.

Hi,

Which capabilities does zerotier-one use and need? The solution is
simple if there's no overlap with vrf exec, otherwise it's going to get
hairy.

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi

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