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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-02-01 17:34:11 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-02-01 17:34:11 +0000 |
commit | f86dd54591ac66e24129342871fedab4308ceddd (patch) | |
tree | 0875d76ea889974ea57dc05318fb34a84c627155 /bin/systrace | |
parent | 68d28d8e5c931c7dba6332b35d195f1a51d701d0 (diff) |
make documentation of cradle mode (-C) clearer, and give an example of why
it might be used;
mostly based on sturm@'s explanation when i hassled him about it,
and committed by niels@ to main systrace repository;
Diffstat (limited to 'bin/systrace')
-rw-r--r-- | bin/systrace/systrace.1 | 20 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bin/systrace/systrace.1 b/bin/systrace/systrace.1 index 9d5ff2a369e..85fdf489ed1 100644 --- a/bin/systrace/systrace.1 +++ b/bin/systrace/systrace.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: systrace.1,v 1.39 2004/01/23 20:51:18 sturm Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: systrace.1,v 1.40 2004/02/01 17:34:10 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright 2002 Niels Provos <provos@citi.umich.edu> .\" All rights reserved. @@ -93,9 +93,21 @@ if the .Fl e flag is specified. .It Fl C -Run systrace in cradle mode; if a cradle server is not running, one is -launched. -This decouples UIs from systrace, allowing for re-attaching UIs. +Run +.Nm +in cradle mode; +currently, when multiple processes are started with systrace protection, each +.Nm +starts its own UI +.Pq user interface +process. +Cradle mode allows a user to attach all +.Nm +processes to one UI. +This may be useful, for example, in scenarios where +.Nm +is being heavily used. +If a cradle server is not running, one is launched. .It Fl c Ar uid:gid Specifies the .Va uid |