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[authbind.git] / authbind.1

diff --git a/authbind.1 b/authbind.1
index 46abb3ab132b5d04b2759a8838bb216c68daf713..4376a53e4399a07cd51410e9cda6ab8133bc636c 100644 (file)
--- a/authbind.1
+++ b/authbind.1
@@ -89,13 +89,22 @@ Secondly, if that test fails to resolve the matter,
 is tested, in the same manner as above.  Here
 .I addr
 is as from
-.BR inet_ntop .
-Since this is not completely predictable for IPv6,
-for IPv6 a variant of
+.BR inet_ntop ,
+and
+.I port
+is the (local) TCP or UDP port number, expressed as an unsigned
+integer in the minimal non-zero number of digits.
+.PP
+Thirdly, for IPv6 only: since the textual representation from
+.B inet_ntop
+is complicated to predict, a variant of
 .I addr
-is also tested which does not contain any ommitted zeroes or colons.
+is also tested which does not use the double colon abbreviation:
+each 16-byte chunk expressed in the minimal nonzero number
+of hex digits (i.e. with leading zeroes removed), the chunks
+being separated by colons as is conventional.
 .PP
-Thirdly, if the question is still unresolved, the file
+Fourthly, if the question is still unresolved, the file
 .BI /etc/authbind/byuid/ uid
 will be opened and read.  If the file does not exist then the binding
 is not authorised and
@@ -130,11 +139,29 @@ will fail with
 .B ENOENT
 .RI ( "No such file or directory" ).
 .PP
-In each case above,
-.TP
-.I port
-is the (local) TCP or UDP port number, expressed as an unsigned
-integer in the minimal non-zero number of digits, and
+So for example an attempt by uid 432
+to bind to [2620:106:e002:f00f::21]:80
+would result in authbind calling
+.I access(2)
+on, in order,
+.RS
+.B /etc/authbind/byport/80
+.br
+.B /etc/authbind/byaddr/2620:106:e002:f00f::21,80
+.br
+.B /etc/authbind/byaddr/2620:106:e002:f00f:0:0:0:21,80
+.RE
+If none of these files exist, authbind will read
+.RS
+.B /etc/authbind/byuid/432
+.RE
+and search for a line to permit
+the relevant access; examples of lines which would do so are:
+.RS
+.B 2620:106:e002:f00f::21,80
+.br
+.B ::/0,80
+.RE
 .PP
 If a read error occurs, or the directory
 .B /etc/authbind
@@ -144,10 +171,10 @@ fail, but an error message will be printed to stderr.  Unrecognised
 lines in
 .BI /etc/authbind/byuid/ uid
 files are silently ignored (as are lines whose
-.I addr4
+.I addr
 has non-zero bits more than
 .I length
-from the top) or where
+from the top) or where some
 .I min
 is larger than
 .IR max .