.nh .TH "apptainer" "1" "Jul 2026" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" "" .SH NAME apptainer-capability-drop - Remove capabilities from a user or group (requires root) .SH SYNOPSIS \fBapptainer capability drop [drop options...] \fP .SH DESCRIPTION Remove Linux capabilities from a user/group. NOTE: This command requires root to run. .PP The capabilities argument must be separated by commas and is not case sensitive. .PP To see available capabilities, type "apptainer capability avail" or refer to capabilities manual "man 7 capabilities" .SH OPTIONS \fB-g\fP, \fB--group\fP="" manage capabilities for a group .PP \fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false] help for drop .PP \fB-u\fP, \fB--user\fP="" manage capabilities for a user .SH EXAMPLE .EX $ sudo apptainer capability drop --user nobody AUDIT_READ,CHOWN $ sudo apptainer capability drop --group nobody audit_write To drop all capabilities for a user: $ sudo apptainer capability drop --user nobody all .EE .SH SEE ALSO \fBapptainer-capability(1)\fP .SH HISTORY 30-Jul-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra