From: Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:52:45 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: mention /etc/environment
X-Git-Tag: SUDO_1_7_0~272
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ab14071ec98f8a69435ff33edfff16bce0c29523;p=sudo

mention /etc/environment
---

diff --git a/sudo.pod b/sudo.pod
index bc05b5f2e..f42842129 100644
--- a/sudo.pod
+++ b/sudo.pod
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ it is passed to the shell for execution.  Otherwise, an interactive
 shell is executed.  B<sudo> attempts to change to that user's home
 directory before running the shell.  It also initializes the
 environment, leaving I<DISPLAY> and I<TERM> unchanged, setting
-I<HOME>, I<SHELL>, I<USER>, I<LOGNAME>, and I<PATH>, and unsetting
-all other environment variables.
+I<HOME>, I<SHELL>, I<USER>, I<LOGNAME>, and I<PATH>, as well as
+the contents of F</etc/environment>.  All other environment variables
+are removed.
 
 =item -K
 
@@ -500,6 +501,8 @@ Default editor to use in B<-e> (sudoedit) mode
 
 =item F<@timedir@>C<		>Directory containing timestamps
 
+=item F</etc/environment>C<	>Initial environment for B<-i> mode
+
 =back
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES