Run a script with cap_net_bind_service - mission impossible.

[Aleksei Besogonov <alex.besogonov@gmail.com>]

Hi!

It seems that it's totally impossible to start a script with
cap_net_bind_service capability and as a non-root user without modifying
system-wide settings.

I've trawled the Net for a solution that should be exceedingly simple. I
want to run a daemon under a non-privileged account AND allow it to bind to
'secure' ports (443, 589 and 53). So far I found the following non-solutions:

- Use iptables to redirect ports. Doesn't work with local traffic.
- Use an HTTP proxy server (yeah, and also a DNS proxy server).
- Set cap_net_bind_service capability bit on the script interpreter (so
it'll break during upgrades). 
- Fuck you, run it under the root user. With several permutations like:
  * Dropping caps after opening sockets (can't do this)
  * Dropping all caps before starting the interpreter (fucks up the file
ownership)

I've tried without any luck various permutations of capsh like: capsh
--keep=1 --secbits=5 --user=cyberax --caps=cap_net_bind_service+eip -- -c
'nc -l 443'

So is it possible at all?