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diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
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@@ -306,16 +306,16 @@
<term><varname>a</varname></term>
<term><varname>a+</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Set POSIX ACLs (access control lists). If
- suffixed with <varname>+</varname>, specified mask will be
- added to existing
- entries. <command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> does not
- automatically add the required base entries for user and
- group to the specified mask, so they must be specified
- explicitly if <varname>+</varname> is not used. The
- mask will be added if not specified explicitly.
- Lines of this type accept shell-style globs in place
- of normal path names. This can be useful for allowing
- additional access to certain files. </para></listitem>
+ suffixed with <varname>+</varname>, specified entries will
+ be added to the existing set.
+ <command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> will automatically add
+ the required base entries for user and group based on the
+ access mode of the file, unless base entries already exist
+ or are explictly specified. The mask will be added if not
+ specified explicitly or already present. Lines of this type
+ accept shell-style globs in place of normal path names. This
+ can be useful for allowing additional access to certain
+ files.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>