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Authored by olce on May 31 2023, 2:35 PM.
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Summary

Column "Notes" in fact only contains default values for capabilities, so
make this clear by renaming it to "Default".

Add a small introductory text mentioning it, and what an absence of
default value means (inheritance).

PR: 271748

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olce requested review of this revision.May 31 2023, 2:35 PM
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Add PR in commit message. Fix typo (section is name "Default").

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In the commit message I'd add some comment that a column for defaults already existed, it just had the wrong name.

lib/libutil/login.conf.5
185

"in the" or "by the" Default column sounds more natural

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A little less verbose perhaps, "If there is no default, the value is inherited from..."

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 26 2024, 2:33 PM
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olce retitled this revision from login.conf(5): Default values under "Default", elaborate on absence of such to login.conf(5): Default values: Rename column, elaborate on absence of such.
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This revision now requires review to proceed.Jan 26 2024, 3:12 PM
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Fix the commit message.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 26 2024, 3:30 PM