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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2018-12-23 18:17:06 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2018-12-23 19:09:33 +0100
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unix.7: Explicitly note that SO_PASSCRED provides SCM_CREDENTIALS messages
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ by specifying
as the socket family.
.TP
.B SO_PASSCRED
-Enables the receiving of the credentials of the sending process in an
+This socket option enables receipt
+of the credentials of the sending process in an
+.BR SCM_CREDENTIALS
ancillary message.
.IP
When this option is set and the socket is not yet connected,