---
name: "apptainer-capability"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "apptainer"
version: "1.5.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apptainer-capability"
---

# apptainer-capability(1)

Manage Linux capabilities for users and groups

## NAME

apptainer-capability - Manage Linux capabilities for users and groups

## SYNOPSIS

**apptainer capability**

## DESCRIPTION

Capabilities allow you to have fine grained control over the permissions that\
   your containers need to run.

NOTE: capability add/drop commands require root to run. Granting capabilities\
   to users allows them to escalate privilege inside the container and will\
   likely give them a route to privilege escalation on the host system as well.\
   Do not add capabilities to users who should not have root on the host system.

## OPTIONS

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	help for capability

## EXAMPLE

```
  All group commands have their own help output:
  $ apptainer help capability add
  $ apptainer capability add --help
```

## SEE ALSO

**[apptainer(1)](/apptainer/1.md)**, **[apptainer-capability-add(1)](/apptainer-capability-add/1.md)**, **[apptainer-capability-avail(1)](/apptainer-capability-avail/1.md)**, **[apptainer-capability-drop(1)](/apptainer-capability-drop/1.md)**, **[apptainer-capability-list(1)](/apptainer-capability-list/1.md)**

## HISTORY

22-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra