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@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ What's new in Sudo 1.8.23
 
  * Sudo now includes an optional set of Monty Python-inspired insults.
 
+ * Added a workaround for systems that support fexecve(2) but do
+   not have the /dev/fd directory available by default.  Bug #831.
+
 What's new in Sudo 1.8.22
 
  * Commands run in the background from a script run via sudo will