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authorThomas Voss <mail@thomasvoss.com> 2022-11-14 22:09:19 +0100
committerThomas Voss <mail@thomasvoss.com> 2022-11-14 22:09:19 +0100
commit17616c16865b14c51e3d9efdf3154d03b7c2a3d1 (patch)
tree5307e4110d9d9f8eb79818f2cab7a2ad878dce05 /vidoas.8
parentacc166876297a428705ffeb7c7ab61763d691585 (diff)
Only use doasedit(8) if we are root
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+++ b/vidoas.8
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ utility opens an editor on a temporary copy of the
.Xr doas 1
configuration file and checks it for syntax errors before installing it as the
actual configuration file.
+If edited the doas configuration file requires root permissions, it is opened
+using
+.Xr doasedit 8 ,
+otherwise the editor is either
+.Ev VISUAL ,
+.Ev EDITOR ,
+or
+.Xr vi 1
+in that order.
.Pp
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