I don't see the point. If you get asked the question, and you know the answer, you answer it. Why is that not the end of the story?
cho...@jtan.com wrote: > Ingo Schwarze writes: > > I see nothing wrong with it. It is easier to describe in the manual > > Indeed I was not suggesting that there was something wrong; being asked for a > password when doing something which root could implicitly do simply confused > me for a moment which prompted figuring out what the situation was. > > > The bikeshed has already been painted, and no matter whether you are > > justified in calling the colour that tedu@ chose "pink", i wouldn't > > see an obvious benefit in re-painting it now. > > I have no desire to change this behaviour or engage in bike-shedding. Please > no. Perhaps instead 5 free lines? > > --- doas.1.~1.19.~ Sun Sep 4 18:20:37 2016 > +++ doas.1 Thu Jul 4 01:26:21 2019 > @@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ > Execute the command as > .Ar user . > The default is root. > +.Sh NOTE > +Although the kernel imposes no restrictions on the root user's ability > +to pose as any other user, > +.Nm > +will always require a password as per its configuration in order to > +keep unnecessary complications out of a critical security utility. > .El > .Sh EXIT STATUS > .Ex -std doas > > Not necessary of course but would have been nice for my peace of mind the > other day when it happened (ie. to know that the situation has been duly > considered). btw. I've never done anything with mdoc before so I expect > there's a better macro to use to head this than .Sh but that's really not the > point. > > > Please do not cross-post between different OpenBSD lists. > > Apologies and understood. > > Matthew >
