[Bug 52681] New: getspnam errno values

[Bug 52681] New: getspnam errno values

[bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52681

           Summary: getspnam errno values
           Product: Documentation
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: low
          Priority: P1
         Component: man-pages
        AssignedTo: documentation_man-pages-ztI5WcYan/vQLgFONoPN62D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org
        ReportedBy: wolfgang-zdKOYOBJ9IsPyMaTEpOvjQ@public.gmane.org
        Regression: No


man getspnam, section ERRORS only mentions ERANGE.

If I cannot access /etc/shadow, EACCESS is returned.

Shouldn't EACCESS be mentioned on the man page?

kubuntu 12.10, kernel 3.5.0-21

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[Bug 52681] getspnam errno values

[bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52681


Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
         Resolution|                            |CODE_FIX




--- Comment #1 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>  2013-01-21 23:24:41 ---
Thanks. I've added EACCES under errors.

--- a/man3/getspnam.3
+++ b/man3/getspnam.3
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ The reentrant functions return zero on success.
 In case of error, an error number is returned.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
+.B EACCES
+The caller does not have permission to access the shadow password file.
+.TP
 .B ERANGE
 Supplied buffer is too small.
 .SH FILES

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