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Diffstat (limited to 'man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.xml')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.xml b/man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.xml index a78d3f5717..84dd509744 100644 --- a/man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.xml +++ b/man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.xml @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid()</function> creates a new credentials object and fills it with information about the process <parameter>pid</parameter>. The pointer to this object - will be stored in <parameter>ret</parameter> pointer. Note that + will be stored in the <parameter>ret</parameter> pointer. Note that credential objects may also be created and retrieved via <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_name_creds</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_owner_creds</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> @@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_AUDIT_LOGIN_UID</constant>, <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_TTY</constant>, <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_UNIQUE_NAME</constant>, - <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_WELL_KNOWN_NAMES</constant>, + <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_WELL_KNOWN_NAMES</constant>, and <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_DESCRIPTION</constant>. Use the special value <constant>_SD_BUS_CREDS_ALL</constant> to request all supported fields. The <constant>SD_BUS_CREDS_AUGMENT</constant> - may not be ORed into the mask for invocations of + constant may not be ORed into the mask for invocations of <function>sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid()</function>.</para> <para>Fields can be retrieved from the credentials object using @@ -191,35 +191,35 @@ subset of fields requested in <parameter>creds_mask</parameter>. </para> - <para>Similar to <function>sd_bus_creds_get_mask()</function> the + <para>Similar to <function>sd_bus_creds_get_mask()</function>, the function <function>sd_bus_creds_get_augmented_mask()</function> returns a bitmask of field constants. The mask indicates which credential fields have been retrieved in a non-atomic fashion. For credential objects created via - <function>sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid()</function> this mask will be + <function>sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid()</function>, this mask will be identical to the mask returned by <function>sd_bus_creds_get_mask()</function>. However, for credential objects retrieved via - <function>sd_bus_get_name_creds()</function> this mask will be set + <function>sd_bus_get_name_creds()</function>, this mask will be set for the credential fields that could not be determined atomically at peer connection time, and which were later added by reading augmenting credential data from - <filename>/proc</filename>. Similar, for credential objects - retrieved via <function>sd_bus_get_owner_creds()</function> the + <filename>/proc</filename>. Similarly, for credential objects + retrieved via <function>sd_bus_get_owner_creds()</function>, the mask is set for the fields that could not be determined atomically - at bus creation time, but have been augmented. Similar, for + at bus creation time, but have been augmented. Similarly, for credential objects retrieved via - <function>sd_bus_message_get_creds()</function> the mask is set + <function>sd_bus_message_get_creds()</function>, the mask is set for the fields that could not be determined atomically at message - send time, but have been augmented. The mask returned by + sending time, but have been augmented. The mask returned by <function>sd_bus_creds_get_augmented_mask()</function> is always a subset of (or identical to) the mask returned by <function>sd_bus_creds_get_mask()</function> for the same object. The latter call hence returns all credential fields available in the credential object, the former then marks the subset of those that have been augmented. Note that augmented - fields are unsuitable for authorization decisions as they may be - retrieved at different times, thus being subject to races. Hence + fields are unsuitable for authorization decisions, as they may be + retrieved at different times, thus being subject to races. Hence, augmented fields should be used exclusively for informational purposes. </para> |