From: Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 15:28:40 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: A comment character ('#') is only special at the beginning of the
X-Git-Tag: SUDO_1_8_18^2~38
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=852fe25bc118e585e6df5407c1114a0b9a3558a2;p=sudo

A comment character ('#') is only special at the beginning of the
line.
---

diff --git a/doc/sudoers.ldap.cat b/doc/sudoers.ldap.cat
index 587b62efd..6f70c061f 100644
--- a/doc/sudoers.ldap.cat
+++ b/doc/sudoers.ldap.cat
@@ -315,11 +315,10 @@ DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
      by ssuuddoo are honored.  Configuration options are listed below in upper
      case but are parsed in a case-independent manner.
 
-     The pound sign (`#') is used to indicate a comment.  Both the comment
-     character and any text after it, up to the end of the line, are ignored.
-     Long lines can be continued with a backslash (`\') as the last character
-     on the line.  Note that leading white space is removed from the beginning
-     of lines even when the continuation character is used.
+     Lines beginning with a pound sign (`#') are ignored.  Long lines can be
+     continued with a backslash (`\') as the last character on the line.  Note
+     that leading white space is removed from the beginning of lines even when
+     the continuation character is used.
 
      BBIINNDD__TTIIMMEELLIIMMIITT _s_e_c_o_n_d_s
            The BBIINNDD__TTIIMMEELLIIMMIITT parameter specifies the amount of time, in
@@ -907,4 +906,4 @@ DDIISSCCLLAAIIMMEERR
      file distributed with ssuuddoo or https://www.sudo.ws/license.html for
      complete details.
 
-Sudo 1.8.18                      June 15, 2016                     Sudo 1.8.18
+Sudo 1.8.18                    September 1, 2016                   Sudo 1.8.18
diff --git a/doc/sudoers.ldap.man.in b/doc/sudoers.ldap.man.in
index be31a6b34..8454d85ae 100644
--- a/doc/sudoers.ldap.man.in
+++ b/doc/sudoers.ldap.man.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\" ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.TH "SUDOERS.LDAP" "5" "June 15, 2016" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
+.TH "SUDOERS.LDAP" "5" "September 1, 2016" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
 .nh
 .if n .ad l
 .SH "NAME"
@@ -559,11 +559,9 @@ are honored.
 Configuration options are listed below in upper case but are parsed
 in a case-independent manner.
 .PP
-The pound sign
+Lines beginning with a pound sign
 (\(oq#\(cq)
-is used to indicate a comment.
-Both the comment character and any text after it, up to the end of
-the line, are ignored.
+are ignored.
 Long lines can be continued with a backslash
 (\(oq\e\(cq)
 as the last character on the line.
diff --git a/doc/sudoers.ldap.mdoc.in b/doc/sudoers.ldap.mdoc.in
index b6da6e8a4..93613eb36 100644
--- a/doc/sudoers.ldap.mdoc.in
+++ b/doc/sudoers.ldap.mdoc.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\" ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd June 15, 2016
+.Dd September 1, 2016
 .Dt SUDOERS.LDAP @mansectform@
 .Os Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 .Sh NAME
@@ -531,11 +531,9 @@ are honored.
 Configuration options are listed below in upper case but are parsed
 in a case-independent manner.
 .Pp
-The pound sign
+Lines beginning with a pound sign
 .Pq Ql #
-is used to indicate a comment.
-Both the comment character and any text after it, up to the end of
-the line, are ignored.
+are ignored.
 Long lines can be continued with a backslash
 .Pq Ql \e
 as the last character on the line.