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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2016-06-20 11:24:11 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2016-06-20 14:08:31 +0200 |
| commit | 44cca454d2b9d1adfa44bafbf12d7777ad0c4f8c (patch) | |
| tree | 963e6c51e867e646d25f249a0941c412a6ebbb6d /man7/unix.7 | |
| parent | d1875c13fc5fcd2cd5bf41d6079c1feb67530615 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-44cca454d2b9d1adfa44bafbf12d7777ad0c4f8c.tar.gz | |
unix.7: Note that umask / permissions have no effect for abstract sockets
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/man7/unix.7 b/man7/unix.7 index 267d083e71..7e6495692c 100644 --- a/man7/unix.7 +++ b/man7/unix.7 @@ -250,6 +250,16 @@ and .\" However, fchown() and fchmod() do not seem to have an effect .\" .SS Abstract sockets +Socket permissions have no meaning for abstract sockets: +the process +.BR umask (2) +has no effect when binding an abstract socket, +and changing the ownership and permissions of the object (via +.BR fchown (2) +and +.BR fchmod (2)) +has no effect on the accessibility of the socket. + Abstract sockets automatically disappear when all open references to the socket are closed. |