Administrator's Guide

Table 7-3 Available Privileges (continued)
DescriptionPrivilege
Allows a process to set resource and priority limits beyond the
maximum limit values.
PRIV_LIMIT
Allows a process to use the lockf() system call to lock files opened
with read-only permission.
PRIV_LOCKRDONLY
Allows a process to create character or block special files using the
mknod() system call.
PRIV_MKNOD
Allows a process to access the plock system call.PRIV_MLOCK
Allows a process to mount and unmount a file system using the
mount() and umount() system calls.
NOTE: If the HP-UX ContainmentPlus product (version B.11.31.02
or later) is installed on the system, the PRIV_MOUNT privilege is
divided into PRIV_FSMOUNT and PRIV_SWAPCTL. See
“Compatibility Information for Divided Privileges” (page 135).
PRIV_MOUNT
Allows a process to change processor binding, locality domain
binding, or launch policy.
PRIV_MPCTL
Allows a process to perform network administrative operations
including configuring the network routing tables and querying
interface information.
PRIV_NETADMIN
Allows a process to bind to a privileged port. By default, port
numbers 0-1023 are privileged ports.
PRIV_NETPRIVPORT
Allows a process to configure an interface to listen in promiscuous
mode.
PRIV_NETPROMISCUOUS
Allows a process to access the raw internet network protocols.PRIV_NETRAWACCESS
Allows a process to set the suid or sgid bits on any file if the
process has the OWNER privilege. It also allows a process to change
the ownership of a file without clearing the suid or sgid bits,
provided that the process is allowed to change the ownership of
the file.
PRIV_OBJSUID
Allows a process to override all restrictions with respect to UID
matching the owner of the file or resource.
PRIV_OWNER
Allows a process to change the system pset configuration.PRIV_PSET
Allows the process to do administrative operations that are
streams-based or pseudo terminal specific.
This privilege is valid only when the HP-UX ContainmentPlus product
(version B.11.31.02 or later) is installed on the system.
PRIV_PTYOPS
134 Fine-Grained Privileges