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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2017-02-10 10:29:42 +0100 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2017-03-12 12:45:43 +0100 |
| commit | 16d9a8f9245eb4fdaf6521884f755e3b5018877b (patch) | |
| tree | 45260c717299f2185bf1d987d80e42a97279334d | |
| parent | 1ac6bb731e819ef3a1d6bb402b9d4c5b382ea69f (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-16d9a8f9245eb4fdaf6521884f755e3b5018877b.tar.gz | |
keyctl.2: Minor improvements to KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY description
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | man2/keyctl.2 | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man2/keyctl.2 b/man2/keyctl.2 index 76ec919a9a..1ce7a3d777 100644 --- a/man2/keyctl.2 +++ b/man2/keyctl.2 @@ -1063,10 +1063,13 @@ the thread is automatically divested of authority to instantiate the key. Authority over a key can be assumed only if the calling thread has present in its keyrings the authorization key that is associated with the specified key. -(In other words, this operation is available only from a +(In other words, the +.BR KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY +operation is available only from a .BR request-key (8)-style program; see -.BR request_key (2).) +.BR request_key (2) +for an explanation of how this operation is used.) The caller must have .I search permission on the authorization key. |