From: oes <oes@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:02:27 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Restored --user and --group explanation
X-Git-Tag: v_2_9_14~69
X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/files-in-use.jpg?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c02c71352a3edd36f392d90a054be965657f056c;p=privoxy.git

Restored --user and --group explanation
---

diff --git a/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml b/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml
index 8bb1599b..a7c1f902 100644
--- a/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml
+++ b/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                 This file belongs into
                 ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
                 
- $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 1.3 2002/04/08 22:59:26 hal9 Exp $
+ $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 1.4 2002/04/10 18:45:15 swa Exp $
 
  Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
  Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 <refentry id="privoxy">
 <refentryinfo>
- <date>2002-04-04</date>
+ <date>2002-04-11</date>
 </refentryinfo>
 
 <refmeta>
@@ -127,13 +127,14 @@
     <term>--pidfile <replaceable class="parameter">pidfile</replaceable></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user  ID  of  user
-       and the GID of group, or, if the optional group was not given, the
-       default group  of user.  Exit if the privileges are not sufficient to
-       do so.
+        On startup, write the process ID to <replaceable class="parameter">pidfile</replaceable>.
+        Delete the <replaceable class="parameter">pidfile</replaceable> on exit.
+        Failiure to create or delete the <replaceable class="parameter">pidfile</replaceable>
+        is non-fatal. If no <term>--pidfile</term> option is given, no PID file will be used.
       </para>
     </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
+
   <varlistentry>
     <term>--user <replaceable class="parameter">user[.group]</replaceable></term>
      <listitem>
@@ -141,10 +142,10 @@
        <!-- Note: replaceable is maybe the wrong tag, but generates  -->
        <!-- correct looking man output.                              -->
        After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
-       <replaceable>user</replaceable> and the GID of
-       <replaceable>group</replaceable>, or, if the optional
-       <replaceable>group</replaceable> was not given, the default group of
-       <replaceable>user</replaceable>. Exit if the privileges are not
+       <replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable> and the GID of
+       <replaceable class="parameter">group</replaceable>, or, if the optional
+       <replaceable class="parameter">group</replaceable> was not given, the default group of
+       <replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable>. Exit if the privileges are not
        sufficient to do so.
      </para>
     </listitem>