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Kernel v2.6.15-rc6 /Documentation/keys.txt

Filename:/Documentation/keys.txt
Lines Added:13
Lines Deleted:9
Also changed in: (Previous) 2.6.15-rc5  2.6.15-rc4  2.6.15-rc3  2.6.15-rc2  2.6.15-rc1  2.6.14-git14 
(Following) 2.6.15-rc7  2.6.15  2.6.15-git3  2.6.15-git4  2.6.15-git5  2.6.15-git6 

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     o  keys.txt

Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/keys.txt b/Documentation/keys.txt
index 4afe03a..3115488 100644
--- a/Documentation/keys.txt
+++ b/Documentation/keys.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ KEY ACCESS PERMISSIONS
 
 Keys have an owner user ID, a group access ID, and a permissions mask. The mask
 has up to eight bits each for possessor, user, group and other access. Only
-five of each set of eight bits are defined. These permissions granted are:
+six of each set of eight bits are defined. These permissions granted are:
 
  (*) View
 
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ five of each set of eight bits are defin
      keyring to a key, a process must have Write permission on the keyring and
      Link permission on the key.
 
+ (*) Set Attribute
+
+     This permits a key's UID, GID and permissions mask to be changed.
+
 For changing the ownership, group ID or permissions mask, being the owner of
 the key or having the sysadmin capability is sufficient.
 
@@ -242,15 +246,15 @@ about the status of the key service:
      this way:
 
    SERIAL   FLAGS  USAGE EXPY PERM     UID   GID   TYPE      DESCRIPTION: SUMMARY
-   00000001 I-----    39 perm 1f1f0000     0     0 keyring   _uid_ses.0: 1/4
-   00000002 I-----     2 perm 1f1f0000     0     0 keyring   _uid.0: empty
-   00000007 I-----     1 perm 1f1f0000     0     0 keyring   _pid.1: empty
-   0000018d I-----     1 perm 1f1f0000     0     0 keyring   _pid.412: empty
-   000004d2 I--Q--     1 perm 1f1f0000    32    -1 keyring   _uid.32: 1/4
-   000004d3 I--Q--     3 perm 1f1f0000    32    -1 keyring   _uid_ses.32: empty
+   00000001 I-----    39 perm 1f3f0000     0     0 keyring   _uid_ses.0: 1/4
+   00000002 I-----     2 perm 1f3f0000     0     0 keyring   _uid.0: empty
+   00000007 I-----     1 perm 1f3f0000     0     0 keyring   _pid.1: empty
+   0000018d I-----     1 perm 1f3f0000     0     0 keyring   _pid.412: empty
+   000004d2 I--Q--     1 perm 1f3f0000    32    -1 keyring   _uid.32: 1/4
+   000004d3 I--Q--     3 perm 1f3f0000    32    -1 keyring   _uid_ses.32: empty
    00000892 I--QU-     1 perm 1f000000     0     0 user      metal:copper: 0
-   00000893 I--Q-N     1  35s 1f1f0000     0     0 user      metal:silver: 0
-   00000894 I--Q--     1  10h 001f0000     0     0 user      metal:gold: 0
+   00000893 I--Q-N     1  35s 1f3f0000     0     0 user      metal:silver: 0
+   00000894 I--Q--     1  10h 003f0000     0     0 user      metal:gold: 0
 
      The flags are:
 


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