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| -rw-r--r-- | man2/keyctl.2 | 7 |
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diff --git a/man2/keyctl.2 b/man2/keyctl.2 index 1ce7a3d777..807864da91 100644 --- a/man2/keyctl.2 +++ b/man2/keyctl.2 @@ -870,12 +870,15 @@ is nonzero, then, subject to the same constraints and rules as the instantiated key is linked into the keyring whose ID specified in .IR arg5 . -The caller must have the appropriate authorization key. +The caller must have the appropriate authorization key, +and once the uninstantiated key has been instantiated, +the authorization key is revoked. In other words, this 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 uninstantiated keys and key instantiation. This operation is exposed by .I libkeyutils |