staprun:init_cap:73: ERROR: cap_set_proc: Operation not permitted

[David Smith]

David Wilder wrote:
> I know have seen this before but cant remember the fix.
> Can someone refresh my memory?
> 
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
> Kernel 2.6.24-rc7
> 
> This is the error I get when running stap (as user root)
> 
> staprun:init_cap:73: ERROR: cap_set_proc: Operation not permitted

The answer before (from Martin) was that the kernel needs to be built
with CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES=y

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