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authorTony Finch <fanf@FreeBSD.org>2002-11-08 22:04:31 +0000
committerTony Finch <fanf@FreeBSD.org>2002-11-08 22:04:31 +0000
commit78c26653180248e48fad84509cb62128506ec9f5 (patch)
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parent4ed3ce72b0de6fe92725b87bcc3b143f271ce1bd (diff)
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Clarify the unique groups scheme by mentioning that the 002 umask
is instead of the usual 022 umask, and explain that what the scheme still prevents is unwanted changes, not prying eyes. While I'm here, mess with the phrasing and line-breaks a bit.
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=106671
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8 b/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8
index 0f52c3b9956a..5d76ecad2347 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/adduser/adduser.8
@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ If not empty, password is encoded with
Perhaps you're missing what
.Em can
be done with this scheme that falls apart
-with most other schemes. With each user in his/her own group the user can
-safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in their home directory
-and not worry about others being able to read them.
+with most other schemes.
+With each user in his/her own group the user can
+safely run with a umask of 002 instead of the usual 022
+and create files in their home directory
+without worrying about others being able to change them.
.Pp
For a shared area you create a separate uid/gid (like cvs or ncvs on freefall),
you place each person that should be able to access this area into that new