faccessat: new module

[gnulib.git] / doc / posix-functions / faccessat.texi

diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi b/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi
index bf3335d..835a5d8 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@
 
 POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/faccessat.html}
 
-Gnulib module: ---
+Gnulib module: faccessat
 
 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
+@item
+This function is missing on some platforms:
+glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX
+5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw,
+Interix 3.5, BeOS.
+However, the replacement does not always take into account ACLs.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item
-This function is missing on some platforms:
-glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX
-5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS.
+There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing
+some action based on the results; you should think twice before
+trusting this function in a set-uid or set-gid program.
 @end itemize