[7392] in Athena Bugs
zwrite(1) man page doesn't warn against -f
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bruce R Lewis)
Wed Apr 3 16:47:26 1991
To: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 91 16:47:14 EST
From: Bruce R Lewis <brlewis@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
What's wrong:
A user exploring the system can read the man page, not completely
understand what the -f option is for, and try it out. This is the
natural thing to do for somebody who doesn't know any better.
The man page should be amended to contain something like:
This option is for operations staff. Others should not use -f.
From zwrite(1):
-f arg Allows a user to specify an argument to be
interpreted as a filesystem specification. The
class is set to FILSRV. he instance is set to
arg as modified: If arg contains no colons
(`:'), it is assumed to be a host name, and it
is converted into an official host name via
gethostbyname(3). If arg contains a colon, the
portion preceding the colon is treated as a host
name, and the colon and any trailing characters
are appended to the offical host name returned
by gethostbyname. If the name fails to resolve
into an official host name, the instance is set
to arg unmodified.
This option may not be used in conjunction with
the -c or -i option.
