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Date:      Fri, 10 Apr 1998 18:45:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Chad M. Fraleigh" <chadf@bookcase.com>
To:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Misspelling in lib/libutil/login_cap.3 [w/ patch]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.980410184227.2622A-100000@notes>

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	"authorisation" should be "authorization".

-Chad


*** lib/libutil/login_cap.3	Wed Nov  5 19:37:54 1997
--- lib/libutil/login_cap.3.new	Fri Apr 10 18:40:55 1998
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*** 161,167 ****
  .Ar lc_style
  field is set by the
  .Fn login_getstyle
! function to the authorisation style according to the requirements
  of the program handling a login itself.
  .Pp
  As noted above, the
--- 161,167 ----
  .Ar lc_style
  field is set by the
  .Fn login_getstyle
! function to the authorization style according to the requirements
  of the program handling a login itself.
  .Pp
  As noted above, the
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*** 352,362 ****
  for more information on boolean flags), and returns 1 if the tag
  is found.
  .It Fn login_getstyle
! This function is used by the login authorisation system to determine
  the style of login available in a particular case.
  The function accepts three parameters, the login_cap entry itself and
! two optional parameters, and authorisation type 'auth' and 'style', and
! applies these to determine the authorisation style that best suites
  these rules.
  .Bl -bullet -indent offset
  .It
--- 352,362 ----
  for more information on boolean flags), and returns 1 if the tag
  is found.
  .It Fn login_getstyle
! This function is used by the login authorization system to determine
  the style of login available in a particular case.
  The function accepts three parameters, the login_cap entry itself and
! two optional parameters, and authorization type 'auth' and 'style', and
! applies these to determine the authorization style that best suites
  these rules.
  .Bl -bullet -indent offset
  .It
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*** 364,383 ****
  "auth-<auth>" in the capability record.
  If not present, then look for the default default tag "auth=".
  .It
! If no valid authorisation list was found from the previous step, then
! default to "passwd" as the authorisation list.
  .It
! If 'style' is not NULL or empty, look for it in the list of authorisation
  methods found from the pprevious step.
  If 'style' is NULL or an empty string, then default to "passwd"
! authorisation.
  .It
! If 'style' is found in the chosen list of authorisation methods, then
  return that, otherwise return NULL.
  .El
  .Pp
  This scheme allows the administrator to determine the types of
! authorisation methods accepted by the system, depending on the
  means by which the access occurs.
  For example, the administrator may require skey or kerberos as
  the authentication method used for access to the system via the
--- 364,383 ----
  "auth-<auth>" in the capability record.
  If not present, then look for the default default tag "auth=".
  .It
! If no valid authorization list was found from the previous step, then
! default to "passwd" as the authorization list.
  .It
! If 'style' is not NULL or empty, look for it in the list of authorization
  methods found from the pprevious step.
  If 'style' is NULL or an empty string, then default to "passwd"
! authorization.
  .It
! If 'style' is found in the chosen list of authorization methods, then
  return that, otherwise return NULL.
  .El
  .Pp
  This scheme allows the administrator to determine the types of
! authorization methods accepted by the system, depending on the
  means by which the access occurs.
  For example, the administrator may require skey or kerberos as
  the authentication method used for access to the system via the



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