Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 05:06:36 GMT From: Ryan Gerstenkorn <ryan_gerstenkorn@fastmail.fm> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/184487: su(1) incorrect description for -c flag Message-ID: <201312040506.rB456aDJ048705@oldred.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201312040510.rB45A0Nq016362@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 184487
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: su(1) incorrect description for -c flag
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
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>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 04 05:10:00 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Ryan Gerstenkorn
>Release: 9-STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD FreeBSD92 9.2-STABLE FreeBSD 9.2-STABLE #2: Tue Dec 3 15:48:43 PST 2013 root@FreeBSD92:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
>Description:
The man page for su(1) says the following:
"-c class
Use the settings of the specified login class. The login class
must be defined in login.conf(5). Only allowed for the super-
user."
However su actually treats the argument to -c as a command and runs it as the target user.
The actual behavior is describe correctly in the EXAMPLES section.
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