diff --git a/doc/sudoers.man.in b/doc/sudoers.man.in index e56d69941..a2e926bd1 100644 --- a/doc/sudoers.man.in +++ b/doc/sudoers.man.in @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .nr BA @BAMAN@ .nr LC @LCMAN@ .nr PS @PSMAN@ -.TH "SUDOERS" "@mansectform@" "August 17, 2020" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual" +.TH "SUDOERS" "@mansectform@" "August 27, 2020" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual" .nh .if n .ad l .SH "NAME" @@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ The \fIerror_recovery\fR argument can be used to control whether \fBsudoers\fR -should attempt to recover from parse errors in the +should attempt to recover from syntax errors in the \fIsudoers\fR file. If set to \fItrue\fR (the default), \fBsudoers\fR -will try to recover from a parse error by discarding the portion +will try to recover from a syntax error by discarding the portion of the line that contains the error until the end of the line. A value of \fIfalse\fR diff --git a/doc/sudoers.mdoc.in b/doc/sudoers.mdoc.in index eaff43c14..f46179e69 100644 --- a/doc/sudoers.mdoc.in +++ b/doc/sudoers.mdoc.in @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .nr BA @BAMAN@ .nr LC @LCMAN@ .nr PS @PSMAN@ -.Dd August 17, 2020 +.Dd August 27, 2020 .Dt SUDOERS @mansectform@ .Os Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@ .Sh NAME @@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ The .Em error_recovery argument can be used to control whether .Nm -should attempt to recover from parse errors in the +should attempt to recover from syntax errors in the .Em sudoers file. If set to .Em true (the default), .Nm -will try to recover from a parse error by discarding the portion +will try to recover from a syntax error by discarding the portion of the line that contains the error until the end of the line. A value of .Em false diff --git a/doc/visudo.man.in b/doc/visudo.man.in index eb48f4b9c..95763d567 100644 --- a/doc/visudo.man.in +++ b/doc/visudo.man.in @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC .\" -.\" Copyright (c) 1996,1998-2005, 2007-2019 +.\" Copyright (c) 1996,1998-2005, 2007-2020 .\" Todd C. Miller .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ .\" Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force .\" Materiel Command, USAF, under agreement number F39502-99-1-0512. .\" -.TH "VISUDO" "@mansectsu@" "October 20, 2019" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "System Manager's Manual" +.TH "VISUDO" "@mansectsu@" "August 27, 2020" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "System Manager's Manual" .nh .if n .ad l .SH "NAME" @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ vipw(@mansectsu@). locks the \fIsudoers\fR file against multiple simultaneous edits, provides basic sanity checks, -and checks for parse errors before installing the edited file. +and checks for syntax errors before installing the edited file. If the \fIsudoers\fR file is currently being edited you will receive a message to try again later. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ The \(oqQ\(cq option should be used with extreme caution because if \fBvisudo\fR -believes there to be a parse error, so will +believes there to be a syntax error, so will \fBsudo\fR and no one will be able to run \fBsudo\fR @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ If \(oqe\(cq is typed to edit the \fIsudoers\fR -file after a parse error has been detected, the cursor will be placed on +file after a syntax error has been detected, the cursor will be placed on the line where the error occurred (if the editor supports this feature). .PP There are two @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ file. If an alias is referenced but not actually defined or if there is a cycle in an alias, \fBvisudo\fR -will consider this a parse error. +will consider this a syntax error. Note that it is not possible to differentiate between an alias and a host name or user name that consists solely of uppercase letters, digits, and the underscore @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ Default temporary file used by visudo .SH "DIAGNOSTICS" In addition to reporting \fIsudoers\fR -parse errors, +syntax errors, \fBvisudo\fR may produce the following messages: .TP 6n diff --git a/doc/visudo.mdoc.in b/doc/visudo.mdoc.in index 8c0a1c315..6613b3060 100644 --- a/doc/visudo.mdoc.in +++ b/doc/visudo.mdoc.in @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC .\" -.\" Copyright (c) 1996,1998-2005, 2007-2019 +.\" Copyright (c) 1996,1998-2005, 2007-2020 .\" Todd C. Miller .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ .\" Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force .\" Materiel Command, USAF, under agreement number F39502-99-1-0512. .\" -.Dd October 20, 2019 +.Dd August 27, 2020 .Dt VISUDO @mansectsu@ .Os Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@ .Sh NAME @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ file in a safe fashion, analogous to locks the .Em sudoers file against multiple simultaneous edits, provides basic sanity checks, -and checks for parse errors before installing the edited file. +and checks for syntax errors before installing the edited file. If the .Em sudoers file is currently being edited you will receive a message to try again later. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The .Ql Q option should be used with extreme caution because if .Nm -believes there to be a parse error, so will +believes there to be a syntax error, so will .Nm sudo and no one will be able to run .Nm sudo @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ If .Ql e is typed to edit the .Em sudoers -file after a parse error has been detected, the cursor will be placed on +file after a syntax error has been detected, the cursor will be placed on the line where the error occurred (if the editor supports this feature). .Pp There are two @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ file. If an alias is referenced but not actually defined or if there is a cycle in an alias, .Nm -will consider this a parse error. +will consider this a syntax error. Note that it is not possible to differentiate between an alias and a host name or user name that consists solely of uppercase letters, digits, and the underscore @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Default temporary file used by visudo .Sh DIAGNOSTICS In addition to reporting .Em sudoers -parse errors, +syntax errors, .Nm may produce the following messages: .Bl -tag -width 4n