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| author | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2010-03-06 19:49:34 +0100 |
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| committer | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2010-03-07 16:32:47 +0100 |
| commit | 89e5b6ba033f08b6ea0d9756d523552b439c2d65 (patch) | |
| tree | 04d87c2f96d1a41a5f2711ba0a9887b077d510ad /doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi | |
| parent | 979260e3a53de91ae4792e57a6bb801a723a4539 (diff) | |
| download | gnulib-89e5b6ba033f08b6ea0d9756d523552b439c2d65.tar.gz | |
Clarify access, euidaccess, faccessat.
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diff --git a/doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi b/doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi index 5e3939170f..bc43b40a00 100644 --- a/doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi +++ b/doc/glibc-functions/euidaccess.texi @@ -15,3 +15,15 @@ IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @end itemize + +Other problems of this function: +@itemize +@item +There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing +some action based on the results; you should think twice before trusting +this function, especially in a set-uid or set-gid program. +@item +This function does not have an option for not following symbolic links +(like @code{stat} versus @code{lstat}). If you need this option, use +the Gnulib module @code{faccessat} with the @code{AT_EACCESS} flag. +@end itemize |