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keyctl.2: Minor improvements to KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY description 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2017-02-10 10:29:42 +01:00
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@ -1063,10 +1063,13 @@ the thread is automatically divested of authority to instantiate the key.
Authority over a key can be assumed only if the calling thread has present
in its keyrings the authorization key that is
associated with the specified key.
(In other words, this operation is available only from a
(In other words, the
.BR KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY
operation is available only from a
.BR request-key (8)-style
program; see
.BR request_key (2).)
.BR request_key (2)
for an explanation of how this operation is used.)
The caller must have
.I search
permission on the authorization key.