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authorpjd <pjd@FreeBSD.org>2006-12-13 11:26:03 +0000
committerpjd <pjd@FreeBSD.org>2006-12-13 11:26:03 +0000
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Write permission if of course only needed for the parent directory of
the object beeing created. Pointed out by: bde
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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2 b/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2
index 22aba73..68b7858 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ or an entire path name exceeded 1023 characters.
.It Bq Er ENOENT
A component of the path prefix does not exist.
.It Bq Er EACCES
-Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
-.It Bq Er EACCES
-Write permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
+A component of the path prefix denies search permission, or write permission
+is denied on the parent directory of the fifo to be created.
.It Bq Er ELOOP
Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.
.It Bq Er EROFS
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