Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:00:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/18243: a mistake in sh.1 Message-ID: <200004270800.BAA51004@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/18243; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: mellon@pobox.com Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, martin@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/18243: a mistake in sh.1 Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:54:07 +0200 On Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:40:57 GMT, mellon@pobox.com wrote: > .It Fl p Li privileged > Turn on privileged mode. This mode is enabled on startup > if either the effective user or group id is not equal to the > -real user or group id. Turning this mode off sets the > +real user or group id. Turning this mode on sets the > effective user and group ids to the real user and group ids. Weird, I don't get this at all. My take on the code is that it should say something like: Set the effective user and group ids to the real user and group ids respectively if this option is enabled on startup. The existing text doesn't make any sense to me. Am I right with my description? Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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