diff --git a/lib/privs.c b/lib/privs.c
index 66681da..9f36db0 100644
--- a/lib/privs.c
+++ b/lib/privs.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Zebra privileges.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2003 Paul Jakma.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  *
  * This file is part of GNU Zebra.
  *
@@ -20,22 +21,55 @@
  * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
  * 02111-1307, USA.  
  */
-
 #include <zebra.h>
 #include "log.h"
 #include "privs.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+/* sort out some generic internal types for:
+ *
+ * privilege values (cap_value_t, priv_t) 	-> pvalue_t
+ * privilege set (..., priv_set_t) 		-> pset_t
+ * privilege working storage (cap_t, ...) 	-> pstorage_t
+ *
+ * values we think of as numeric (they're ints really, but we dont know)
+ * sets are mostly opaque, to hold a set of privileges, related in some way.
+ * storage binds together a set of sets we're interested in.
+ * (in reality: cap_value_t and priv_t are ints)
+ */ 
+#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
+/* Linux doesn't have a 'set' type: a set of related privileges */
+struct _pset {
+  int num;
+  cap_value_t *caps;
+};
+typedef cap_value_t pvalue_t;
+typedef struct _pset pset_t;
+typedef cap_t pstorage_t;
+
+#elif defined (HAVE_SOLARIS_CAPABILITIES)
+typedef priv_t pvalue_t;
+typedef priv_set_t pset_t;
+typedef priv_set_t *pstorage_t;
+#else /* neither LCAPS nor SOLARIS_CAPABILITIES */
+#error "HAVE_CAPABILITIES defined, but neither LCAPS nor Solaris Capabilties!"
+#endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+#endif /* HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
+
+/* the default NULL state we report is RAISED, but could be LOWERED if
+ * zprivs_terminate is called and the NULL handler is installed.
+ */
+static zebra_privs_current_t zprivs_null_state = ZPRIVS_RAISED;
+
 /* internal privileges state */
 static struct _zprivs_t
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
-  cap_t caps;                 /* caps storage             */
-  cap_value_t *syscaps_p;     /* system permitted caps    */
-  cap_value_t *syscaps_i;     /* system inheritable caps  */
-  int sys_num_p;              /* number of syscaps_p      */
-  int sys_num_i;              /* number of syscaps_i      */
-#endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+  pstorage_t caps;		/* working storage        */
+  pset_t *syscaps_p;		/* system-type requested permitted caps    */
+  pset_t *syscaps_i;     	/* system-type requested inheritable caps  */
+#endif /* HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
   uid_t zuid,                 /* uid to run as            */
         zsuid;                /* saved uid                */
   gid_t zgid;                 /* gid to run as            */
@@ -43,58 +77,103 @@
 } zprivs_state;
 
 /* externally exported but not directly accessed functions */
-#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
 int zprivs_change_caps (zebra_privs_ops_t);
 zebra_privs_current_t zprivs_state_caps (void);
-#endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+#endif /* HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
 int zprivs_change_uid (zebra_privs_ops_t);
 zebra_privs_current_t zprivs_state_uid (void);
 int zprivs_change_null (zebra_privs_ops_t);
 zebra_privs_current_t zprivs_state_null (void);
-void zprivs_terminate (void);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
-static int 
-cap_map [ZCAP_MAX] =
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+/* internal capability API */
+static pset_t *zcaps2sys (zebra_capabilities_t *, int);
+static void zprivs_caps_init (struct zebra_privs_t *);
+static void zprivs_caps_terminate (void);
+
+/* Map of Quagga abstract capabilities to system capabilities */
+static struct
 {
-  [ZCAP_SETGID] = CAP_SETGID,
-  [ZCAP_SETUID] = CAP_SETUID,
-  [ZCAP_BIND] = CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,
-  [ZCAP_BROADCAST] = CAP_NET_BROADCAST,
-  [ZCAP_ADMIN] = CAP_NET_ADMIN,
-  [ZCAP_RAW] = CAP_NET_RAW,
-  [ZCAP_CHROOT] = CAP_SYS_CHROOT,
-  [ZCAP_NICE] = CAP_SYS_NICE,
-  [ZCAP_PTRACE] =  CAP_SYS_PTRACE,
-  [ZCAP_DAC_OVERRIDE] = CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
-  [ZCAP_READ_SEARCH] = CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH,
-  [ZCAP_SYS_ADMIN] = CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
-  [ZCAP_FOWNER] = CAP_FOWNER
+  int num;
+  pvalue_t *system_caps;
+} cap_map [ZCAP_MAX] =
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS /* Quagga -> Linux capabilities mappings */
+  [ZCAP_SETID] = 	{ 2, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_SETGID,
+                                             CAP_SETUID 		}, },
+  [ZCAP_BIND] =		{ 2, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,
+                                             CAP_NET_BROADCAST 		}, },
+  [ZCAP_NET_ADMIN] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_NET_ADMIN		}, },
+  [ZCAP_NET_RAW] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_NET_RAW		}, },
+  [ZCAP_CHROOT] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_SYS_CHROOT,		}, },
+  [ZCAP_NICE] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_SYS_NICE 		}, },
+  [ZCAP_PTRACE] =  	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_SYS_PTRACE 		}, },
+  [ZCAP_DAC_OVERRIDE] = { 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE 		}, },
+  [ZCAP_READ_SEARCH] =  { 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH 	}, },
+  [ZCAP_SYS_ADMIN] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_SYS_ADMIN 		}, },
+  [ZCAP_FOWNER] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { CAP_FOWNER			}, },
+#elif defined(HAVE_SOLARIS_CAPABILITIES) /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+  /* Quagga -> Solaris privilege mappings */
+  [ZCAP_SETID] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_PROC_SETID		}, },
+  [ZCAP_BIND] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_NET_PRIVADDR		}, },
+  [ZCAP_NET_ADMIN] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_SYS_NET_CONFIG	}, },
+  [ZCAP_NET_RAW] = 	{ 2, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_NET_RAWACCESS,
+                                             PRIV_NET_ICMPACCESS 	}, },
+  [ZCAP_CHROOT] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_PROC_CHROOT		}, },
+  [ZCAP_NICE] = 	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_PROC_PRIOCNTL		}, },
+  [ZCAP_PTRACE] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_PROC_SESSION		}, },
+  [ZCAP_DAC_OVERRIDE] = { 2, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_FILE_DAC_EXECUTE, 
+                                             PRIV_FILE_DAC_READ,
+                                             PRIV_FILE_DAC_SEARCH,
+                                             PRIV_FILE_DAC_WRITE,
+                                             PRIV_FILE_DAC_SEARCH	}, },
+  [ZCAP_READ_SEARCH] =	{ 2, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_FILE_DAC_SEARCH,
+                                             PRIV_FILE_DAC_READ		}, },
+  [ZCAP_SYS_ADMIN] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_SYS_ADMIN		}, },
+  [ZCAP_FOWNER] =	{ 1, (pvalue_t []) { PRIV_FILE_OWNER		}, },
+#endif /* HAVE_SOLARIS_CAPABILITIES */
 };
-
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
+/* Linux forms of capabilities methods */
 /* convert zebras privileges to system capabilities */
-static cap_value_t *
+static pset_t *
 zcaps2sys (zebra_capabilities_t *zcaps, int num)
 {
-  cap_value_t *syscaps;
-  int i;
+  pset_t *syscaps;
+  int i, j = 0, count = 0;
   
   if (!num)
     return NULL;
-
-  syscaps = (cap_value_t *) XCALLOC ( MTYPE_PRIVS, 
-                                       (sizeof(cap_value_t) * num) );
-  if (!syscaps)
+  
+  /* first count up how many system caps we have */
+  for (i= 0; i < num; i++)
+    count += cap_map[zcaps[i]].num;
+  
+  if ( (syscaps = XCALLOC (MTYPE_PRIVS, (sizeof(pset_t) * num))) == NULL)
     {
-      zlog_err ("zcap2sys: could not XCALLOC!");
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: could not allocate syscaps!", __func__);
       return NULL;
     }
   
-  for (i=0; i < num; i++)
+  syscaps->caps = XCALLOC (MTYPE_PRIVS, (sizeof (pvalue_t) * count));
+  
+  if (!syscaps->caps)
     {
-      syscaps[i] = cap_map[zcaps[i]];
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: could not XCALLOC caps!", __func__);
+      return NULL;
     }
-    
+  
+  /* copy the capabilities over */
+  count = 0;
+  for (i=0; i < num; i++)
+    for (j = 0; j < cap_map[zcaps[i]].num; j++)
+      syscaps->caps[count++] = cap_map[zcaps[i]].system_caps[j];
+  
+  /* iterations above should be exact same as previous count, obviously.. */
+  syscaps->num = count;
+  
   return syscaps;
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +183,11 @@
 {
   cap_flag_value_t cflag;
   
+  /* should be no possibility of being called without valid caps */
+  assert (zprivs_state.syscaps_p && zprivs_state.caps);
+  if (! (zprivs_state.syscaps_p && zprivs_state.caps))
+    exit (1);
+    
   if (op == ZPRIVS_RAISE)
     cflag = CAP_SET;
   else if (op == ZPRIVS_LOWER)
@@ -112,7 +196,9 @@
     return -1;
 
   if ( !cap_set_flag (zprivs_state.caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE,
-                       zprivs_state.sys_num_p, zprivs_state.syscaps_p, cflag))
+                       zprivs_state.syscaps_p->num, 
+                       zprivs_state.syscaps_p->caps, 
+                       cflag))
     return cap_set_proc (zprivs_state.caps);
   return -1;
 }
@@ -122,21 +208,348 @@
 {
   int i;
   cap_flag_value_t val;
+
+  /* should be no possibility of being called without valid caps */
+  assert (zprivs_state.syscaps_p && zprivs_state.caps);
+  if (! (zprivs_state.syscaps_p && zprivs_state.caps))
+    exit (1);
   
-  for (i=0; i < zprivs_state.sys_num_p; i++)
+  for (i=0; i < zprivs_state.syscaps_p->num; i++)
     {
-      if ( cap_get_flag (zprivs_state.caps, zprivs_state.syscaps_p[i], 
+      if ( cap_get_flag (zprivs_state.caps, zprivs_state.syscaps_p->caps[i], 
                          CAP_EFFECTIVE, &val) )
-        zlog_warn ("zprivs_state_caps: could not cap_get_flag, %s",
-                    safe_strerror (errno) );
+        {
+          zlog_warn ("zprivs_state_caps: could not cap_get_flag, %s",
+                     safe_strerror (errno) );
+          return ZPRIVS_UNKNOWN;
+        }
       if (val == CAP_SET)
         return ZPRIVS_RAISED;
     }
   return ZPRIVS_LOWERED;
 }
 
-#endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+static void
+zprivs_caps_init (struct zebra_privs_t *zprivs)
+{
+  zprivs_state.syscaps_p = zcaps2sys (zprivs->caps_p, zprivs->cap_num_p);
+  zprivs_state.syscaps_i = zcaps2sys (zprivs->caps_i, zprivs->cap_num_i);
 
+  /* Tell kernel we want caps maintained across uid changes */
+  if ( prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1, 0, 0, 0) == -1 )
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: could not set PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, %s\n",
+                safe_strerror (errno) );
+      exit(1);
+    }
+
+  if ( !zprivs_state.syscaps_p )
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: capabilities enabled, "
+                       "but no capabilities supplied\n");
+    }
+
+  if ( !(zprivs_state.caps = cap_init()) )
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: failed to cap_init, %s\n", 
+               safe_strerror (errno));
+      exit (1);
+    }
+
+  /* we have caps, we have no need to ever change back the original user */
+  if (zprivs_state.zuid)
+    {
+      if ( setreuid (zprivs_state.zuid, zprivs_state.zuid) )
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "zprivs_init (cap): could not setreuid, %s\n", 
+                     safe_strerror (errno));
+          exit (1);
+        }
+    }
+  
+  if ( cap_clear (zprivs_state.caps) )
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: failed to cap_clear, %s\n", 
+               safe_strerror (errno));
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  
+  /* set permitted caps */
+  cap_set_flag(zprivs_state.caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 
+               zprivs_state.syscaps_p->num,
+               zprivs_state.syscaps_p->caps,
+               CAP_SET);
+    
+  /* set inheritable caps, if any */
+  if (zprivs_state.syscaps_i && zprivs_state.syscaps_i->num)
+    {
+      cap_set_flag(zprivs_state.caps, CAP_INHERITABLE, 
+                   zprivs_state.syscaps_i->num, 
+                   zprivs_state.syscaps_i->caps, 
+                   CAP_SET);
+    }
+  
+  /* apply caps. CAP_EFFECTIVE is cleared. we'll raise the caps as 
+   * and when, and only when, they are needed.
+   */
+  if ( cap_set_proc (zprivs_state.caps) ) 
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: initial cap_set_proc failed\n");
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  
+  /* set methods for the caller to use */
+  zprivs->change = zprivs_change_caps;
+  zprivs->current_state = zprivs_state_caps;
+}
+
+static void
+zprivs_caps_terminate (void)
+{
+  /* clear all capabilities */
+  if (zprivs_state.caps)
+      cap_clear (zprivs_state.caps);
+
+  /* and boom, capabilities are gone forever */
+  if ( cap_set_proc (zprivs_state.caps) ) 
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "privs_terminate: cap_set_proc failed, %s",
+                safe_strerror (errno) );
+      exit (1);
+    }  
+
+  /* free up private state */
+  if (zprivs_state.syscaps_p->num)
+    {
+      XFREE (MTYPE_PRIVS, zprivs_state.syscaps_p->caps);
+      XFREE (MTYPE_PRIVS, zprivs_state.syscaps_p);
+    }
+  
+  if (zprivs_state.syscaps_i && zprivs_state.syscaps_i->num)
+    {
+      XFREE (MTYPE_PRIVS, zprivs_state.syscaps_i->caps);
+      XFREE (MTYPE_PRIVS, zprivs_state.syscaps_i);
+    }
+  
+  cap_free (zprivs_state.caps);
+}
+#elif defined (HAVE_SOLARIS_CAPABILITIES) /* !HAVE_LCAPS */
+
+/* Solaris specific capability/privilege methods 
+ *
+ * Resources:
+ * - the 'privileges' man page
+ * - http://cvs.opensolaris.org
+ * - http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/gbrunett?entry=privilege_enabling_set_id_programs1
+ */
+
+/* convert zebras privileges to system capabilities */
+static pset_t *
+zcaps2sys (zebra_capabilities_t *zcaps, int num)
+{
+  pset_t *syscaps;
+  int i, j = 0, count = 0;
+  
+  if ((syscaps = priv_allocset()) == NULL)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: could not allocate syscaps!\n", __func__);
+      exit (1);
+    }
+    
+  priv_emptyset (syscaps);
+  
+  for (i=0; i < num; i++)
+    for (j = 0; j < cap_map[zcaps[i]].num; j++)
+      priv_addset (syscaps, cap_map[zcaps[i]].system_caps[j]);
+  
+  return syscaps;
+}
+
+/* callback exported to users to RAISE and LOWER effective privileges
+ * from nothing to the given permitted set and back down
+ */
+int 
+zprivs_change_caps (zebra_privs_ops_t op)
+{
+  
+  /* should be no possibility of being called without valid caps */
+  assert (zprivs_state.syscaps_p);
+  if (!zprivs_state.syscaps_p)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: Eek, missing caps!", __func__);
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  
+  /* to raise: copy original permitted into our working effective set
+   * to lower: just clear the working effective set
+   */
+  if (op == ZPRIVS_RAISE)
+    priv_copyset (zprivs_state.syscaps_p, zprivs_state.caps);
+  else if (op == ZPRIVS_LOWER)
+    priv_emptyset (zprivs_state.caps);
+  else
+    return -1;
+  
+  if (setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_EFFECTIVE, zprivs_state.caps) != 0)
+    return -1;
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Retrieve current privilege state, is it RAISED or LOWERED? */
+zebra_privs_current_t 
+zprivs_state_caps (void)
+{
+  zebra_privs_current_t result;
+  pset_t *effective;
+  
+  if ( (effective = priv_allocset()) == NULL)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: failed to get priv_allocset!\n", __func__,
+               safe_strerror (errno));
+      return ZPRIVS_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+  
+  if (getppriv (PRIV_EFFECTIVE, effective))
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: failed to get state!%s\n", __func__,
+               safe_strerror (errno));
+      result = ZPRIVS_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (priv_isemptyset (effective) == B_TRUE)
+        result = ZPRIVS_LOWERED;
+      else
+        result = ZPRIVS_RAISED;
+    }
+  
+  if (effective)
+    priv_freeset (effective);
+  
+  return result;
+}
+
+static void
+zprivs_caps_init (struct zebra_privs_t *zprivs)
+{
+  pset_t *basic;
+  pset_t *empty;
+  
+  /* the specified sets */
+  zprivs_state.syscaps_p = zcaps2sys (zprivs->caps_p, zprivs->cap_num_p);
+  zprivs_state.syscaps_i = zcaps2sys (zprivs->caps_i, zprivs->cap_num_i);
+  
+  /* nonsensical to have gotten here but not have capabilities */
+  if (!zprivs_state.syscaps_p)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: capabilities enabled, "
+                       "but no valid capabilities supplied\n",
+                       __func__);
+    }
+  
+  /* We retain the basic set in our permitted set, as Linux has no
+   * equivalent. The basic set on Linux hence is implicit, always
+   * there.
+   */
+  if ((basic = priv_str_to_set("basic", ",", NULL)) == NULL)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: couldn't get basic set!\n", __func__);
+      exit (1);
+    }
+ 
+  /* Add the basic set to the permitted set */
+  priv_union (basic, zprivs_state.syscaps_p);
+  priv_freeset (basic);
+  
+  /* we need an empty set for 'effective', potentially for inheritable too */
+  if ( (empty = priv_allocset()) == NULL)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: couldn't get empty set!\n", __func__);
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  priv_emptyset (empty);
+  
+  /* Hey kernel, we know about privileges! 
+   * this isn't strictly required, use of setppriv should have same effect
+   */
+  if (setpflags (PRIV_AWARE, 1))
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: error setting PRIV_AWARE!, %s\n", __func__,
+               safe_strerror (errno) );
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  
+  /* need either valid or empty sets for both p and i.. */
+  assert (zprivs_state.syscaps_i && zprivs_state.syscaps_p);
+  
+  /* set the permitted set */
+  if (setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_PERMITTED, zprivs_state.syscaps_p))
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: error setting permitted set!, %s\n", __func__,
+               safe_strerror (errno) );
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  
+  /* set the inheritable set */
+  if (setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_INHERITABLE, zprivs_state.syscaps_i))
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: error setting inheritable set!, %s\n", __func__,
+               safe_strerror (errno) );
+      exit (1);
+    }
+
+  /* we have caps, we have no need to ever change back the original user */
+  if (zprivs_state.zuid)
+    {
+      if ( setreuid (zprivs_state.zuid, zprivs_state.zuid) )
+        {
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: could not setreuid, %s\n", 
+                   __func__, safe_strerror (errno));
+          exit (1);
+        }
+    }
+  
+  /* now clear the effective set and we're ready to go */
+  if (setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_EFFECTIVE, empty))
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: error setting effective set!, %s\n", __func__,
+               safe_strerror (errno) );
+      exit (1);
+    }
+  
+  /* we'll use this as our working-storage privset */
+  zprivs_state.caps = empty;
+  
+  /* set methods for the caller to use */
+  zprivs->change = zprivs_change_caps;
+  zprivs->current_state = zprivs_state_caps;
+}
+
+static void
+zprivs_caps_terminate (void)
+{
+  assert (zprivs_state.caps);
+  
+  /* clear all capabilities */
+  priv_emptyset (zprivs_state.caps);
+  setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_EFFECTIVE, zprivs_state.caps);
+  setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_PERMITTED, zprivs_state.caps);
+  setppriv (PRIV_SET, PRIV_INHERITABLE, zprivs_state.caps);
+  
+  /* free up private state */
+  if (zprivs_state.syscaps_p)
+    priv_freeset (zprivs_state.syscaps_p);
+  if (zprivs_state.syscaps_i)
+    priv_freeset (zprivs_state.syscaps_i);
+  
+  priv_freeset (zprivs_state.caps);
+}
+#else /* !HAVE_LCAPS && ! HAVE_SOLARIS_CAPABILITIES */
+#error "Neither Solaris nor Linux capabilities, dazed and confused..."
+#endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+#endif /* HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
+
 int
 zprivs_change_uid (zebra_privs_ops_t op)
 {
@@ -164,10 +577,9 @@
 zebra_privs_current_t
 zprivs_state_null (void)
 {
-  return ZPRIVS_RAISED;
+  return zprivs_null_state;
 }
 
-
 void
 zprivs_init(struct zebra_privs_t *zprivs)
 {
@@ -248,80 +660,14 @@
         }
     }
   
-#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
-  zprivs_state.syscaps_p = zcaps2sys (zprivs->caps_p, zprivs->cap_num_p);
-  zprivs_state.sys_num_p = zprivs->cap_num_p;
-  zprivs_state.syscaps_i = zcaps2sys (zprivs->caps_i, zprivs->cap_num_i);
-  zprivs_state.sys_num_i = zprivs->cap_num_i;
-
-  /* Tell kernel we want caps maintained across uid changes */
-  if ( prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1, 0, 0, 0) == -1 )
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: could not set PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, %s\n",
-                safe_strerror (errno) );
-      exit(1);
-    }
-
-  if ( !zprivs_state.syscaps_p )
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: capabilities enabled, but no capabilities supplied\n");
-    }
-
-  if ( !(zprivs_state.caps = cap_init()) )
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: failed to cap_init, %s\n", 
-               safe_strerror (errno));
-      exit (1);
-    }
-
-  /* we have caps, we have no need to ever change back the original user */
-  if (zprivs_state.zuid)
-    {
-      if ( setreuid (zprivs_state.zuid, zprivs_state.zuid) )
-        {
-          fprintf (stderr, "zprivs_init (cap): could not setreuid, %s\n", 
-                     safe_strerror (errno));
-          exit (1);
-        }
-    }
-  
-  if ( cap_clear (zprivs_state.caps) )
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: failed to cap_clear, %s\n", 
-               safe_strerror (errno));
-      exit (1);
-    }
-  
-  /* set permitted caps */
-  cap_set_flag(zprivs_state.caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 
-               zprivs_state.sys_num_p, zprivs_state.syscaps_p, CAP_SET);
-  cap_set_flag(zprivs_state.caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 
-               zprivs_state.sys_num_p, zprivs_state.syscaps_p, CAP_SET);
-
-  /* set inheritable caps, if any */
-  if (zprivs_state.sys_num_i)
-    {
-      cap_set_flag(zprivs_state.caps, CAP_INHERITABLE, 
-                   zprivs_state.sys_num_i, zprivs_state.syscaps_i, CAP_SET);
-    }
-  
-  /* apply caps. CAP_EFFECTIVE is cleared. we'll raise the caps as 
-   * and when, and only when, they are needed.
-   */
-  if ( cap_set_proc (zprivs_state.caps) ) 
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "privs_init: initial cap_set_proc failed\n");
-      exit (1);
-    }
-  
-  /* set methods for the caller to use */
-  zprivs->change = zprivs_change_caps;
-  zprivs->current_state = zprivs_state_caps;
-
-#elif !defined(HAVE_LCAPS)
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+  zprivs_caps_init (zprivs);
+#else /* !HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
   /* we dont have caps. we'll need to maintain rid and saved uid
    * and change euid back to saved uid (who we presume has all neccessary
    * privileges) whenever we are asked to raise our privileges.
+   *
+   * This is not worth that much security wise, but all we can do.
    */
   zprivs_state.zsuid = geteuid();  
   if ( zprivs_state.zuid )
@@ -336,43 +682,35 @@
   
   zprivs->change = zprivs_change_uid;
   zprivs->current_state = zprivs_state_uid;
-#endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+#endif /* HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
 }
 
 void 
-zprivs_terminate (void)
+zprivs_terminate (struct zebra_privs_t *zprivs)
 {
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
-
-  if (zprivs_state.caps)
-      cap_clear (zprivs_state.caps);
-
-  if ( cap_set_proc (zprivs_state.caps) ) 
+  if (!zprivs)
     {
-      zlog_err ("privs_terminate: cap_set_proc failed, %s",
-                safe_strerror (errno) );
-      exit (1);
-    }  
-
-  if (zprivs_state.sys_num_p)
-    XFREE (MTYPE_PRIVS, zprivs_state.syscaps_p);
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: no privs struct given, terminating", __func__);
+      exit (0);
+    }
   
-  if (zprivs_state.sys_num_i)
-    XFREE (MTYPE_PRIVS, zprivs_state.syscaps_i);
-  
-  cap_free (zprivs_state.caps);
-#else
+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
+  zprivs_caps_terminate();
+#else /* !HAVE_CAPABILITIES */
   if (zprivs_state.zuid)
     {
       if ( setreuid (zprivs_state.zuid, zprivs_state.zuid) )
         {
-          zlog_err ("privs_terminate: could not setreuid, %s", 
+          fprintf (stderr, "privs_terminate: could not setreuid, %s", 
                      safe_strerror (errno) );
           exit (1);
         }
      }
 #endif /* HAVE_LCAPS */
+
+  zprivs->change = zprivs_change_null;
+  zprivs->current_state = zprivs_state_null;
+  zprivs_null_state = ZPRIVS_LOWERED;
   return;
 }