Docker uses xattrs for file linux capabilities. For example, ping has CAP_NET_RAW to enable non-root users to ping.
The tar command has the ability to preserve xattrs, but there is a bug in libguestfs that prevents the xattrs from being used by the tar-in command of guestfish.
Docker uses xattrs for file linux capabilities. For example,
ping
hasCAP_NET_RAW
to enable non-root users to ping.The
tar
command has the ability to preserve xattrs, but there is a bug in libguestfs that prevents the xattrs from being used by thetar-in
command ofguestfish
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