Libc-1353.60.8.tar.gz

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diff --git a/posix1e/acl_set.3 b/posix1e/acl_set.3
index b7f6688891f149a2f0f4a20fef4ff5c00bfc162a..de9992c4922c4a92d122f0f7038a90eaa9632702 100644 (file)
--- a/posix1e/acl_set.3
+++ b/posix1e/acl_set.3
@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ function allows only the setting of ACLs of type ACL_TYPE_EXTENDED
 where as
 .Fn acl_set_fd_np
 allows the setting of ACLs of any type.
+.Pp
 The
 .Fn acl_set_link_np
 function acts on a symlink rather than its target, if the target of the
 path is a symlink.
+In the case of a symlink, this function will return an error
+because ACLs are not currently supported on symlinks.
+Note that the implementation is not atomic, and so the target could change
+between the time it is checked as not being a symlink, and the
+time the ACL is set.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Rv -std
 .Sh ERRORS