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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/perm.texi | 6 |
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diff --git a/doc/perm.texi b/doc/perm.texi index c765b9f8c..41b24f6d3 100644 --- a/doc/perm.texi +++ b/doc/perm.texi @@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ executable files (programs) and, on some systems, directories: @enumerate @item @cindex setuid -set the process's effective user ID to that of the file upon execution +Set the process's effective user ID to that of the file upon execution (called the @dfn{setuid bit}). No effect on directories. @item @cindex setgid -set the process's effective group ID to that of the file upon execution +Set the process's effective group ID to that of the file upon execution (called the @dfn{setgid bit}). For directories on some systems, put files created in the directory into the same group as the directory, no matter what group the user who creates them is in. @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ but not to execute it, use: a=rw @end example -To remove write permission for from all users other than the file's +To remove write permission for all users other than the file's owner, use: @example |