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persistent-keyring.7: Note the format of a persistent keyring's name 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ persistent-keyring \- per-user persistent keyring
The persistent keyring is a keyring used to anchor keys on behalf of a user. The persistent keyring is a keyring used to anchor keys on behalf of a user.
Each UID the kernel deals with has its own persistent keyring that Each UID the kernel deals with has its own persistent keyring that
is shared between all threads owned by that UID. is shared between all threads owned by that UID.
The persistent keyring has a name (description) of the form
.I _persistent.<UID>
where
.I <UID>
is the user ID of the corresponding user.
The persistent keyring may not be accessed directly, The persistent keyring may not be accessed directly,
even by processes with the appropriate UID. even by processes with the appropriate UID.