From c59f578128f0f5a4c5338f26b6ea6314ea33bd47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Finch Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 19:34:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Note in the spec that $authenticated_id is not set for local submissions from trusted users. --- doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 6 +++--- doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 6bf8bc75c..7a15e116f 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.4 2006/05/22 17:43:09 fanf2 Exp $ +. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.5 2006/05/31 19:34:57 fanf2 Exp $ . . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is @@ -9901,8 +9901,8 @@ preserve some of the authentication information in the variable user/password authenticator configuration might preserve the user name for use in the routers. Note that this is not the same information that is saved in &$sender_host_authenticated$&. When a message is submitted locally (that is, -not over a TCP connection), the value of &$authenticated_id$& is the login name -of the calling process. +not over a TCP connection) and if the submitter is not a trusted user, +the value of &$authenticated_id$& is the login name of the calling process. .vitem &$authenticated_sender$& .cindex "sender" "authenticated" diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog index 4e8657a1f..393bccb8c 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.353 2006/05/22 18:44:24 fanf2 Exp $ +$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.354 2006/05/31 19:34:57 fanf2 Exp $ Change log file for Exim from version 4.21 ------------------------------------------- @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ TF/01 Correct an error in the documentation for the redirect router. Exim TF/02 Call initgroups() when dropping privilege in exim.c, so that Exim runs with consistent privilege compared to when running as a daemon. +TF/03 Note in the spec that $authenticated_id is not set for local + submissions from trusted users. + + Exim version 4.62 ----------------- -- 2.30.2