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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se> | 2021-08-30 17:56:00 +0200 | 
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se> | 2021-08-30 17:56:00 +0200 | 
| commit | 03b18525432fdc35c924940b6955395b8650093e (patch) | |
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| parent | Restore terminal attributes if interrupting asroot prompt (diff) | |
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| @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +NAME +	editasroot - edit a file that requires root access + +SYNOPSIS +	editasroot file + +DESCRIPTION +	The editasroot utility uses asroot(8) to get access to the +	specified file, creates a copy of the file and edits it with +	the user's default editor, and then saves the new content to +	the access restricted file. + +OPTIONS +	The editasroot utility conforms to the Base Definitions volume +	of POSIX.1-2017, Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines. + +	No option are supported. + +OPERANDS +	The following operand is supported: + +	file +		The file to edit. + +CAVEATS +	The content of the file becomes accessible to the user and +	can be read, and potentially edited (good timing is needed), +	by malicious programs. If this is a security issue, do not +	run this program! + +RATIONALE +	This utility lets users edit a file that requires root access, +	but with his own editor configurations. + +SEE ALSO +	asroot(8), sudoedit(8) | 
