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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. |