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diff --git a/Documentation/keys.txt b/Documentation/keys.txt
index 4afe03a58c5ba9..31154882000a59 100644
--- a/Documentation/keys.txt
+++ b/Documentation/keys.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ KEY ACCESS PERMISSIONS
Keys have an owner user ID, a group access ID, and a permissions mask. The mask
has up to eight bits each for possessor, user, group and other access. Only
-five of each set of eight bits are defined. These permissions granted are:
+six of each set of eight bits are defined. These permissions granted are:
(*) View
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ five of each set of eight bits are defined. These permissions granted are:
keyring to a key, a process must have Write permission on the keyring and
Link permission on the key.
+ (*) Set Attribute
+
+ This permits a key's UID, GID and permissions mask to be changed.
+
For changing the ownership, group ID or permissions mask, being the owner of
the key or having the sysadmin capability is sufficient.
@@ -242,15 +246,15 @@ about the status of the key service:
this way:
SERIAL FLAGS USAGE EXPY PERM UID GID TYPE DESCRIPTION: SUMMARY
- 00000001 I----- 39 perm 1f1f0000 0 0 keyring _uid_ses.0: 1/4
- 00000002 I----- 2 perm 1f1f0000 0 0 keyring _uid.0: empty
- 00000007 I----- 1 perm 1f1f0000 0 0 keyring _pid.1: empty
- 0000018d I----- 1 perm 1f1f0000 0 0 keyring _pid.412: empty
- 000004d2 I--Q-- 1 perm 1f1f0000 32 -1 keyring _uid.32: 1/4
- 000004d3 I--Q-- 3 perm 1f1f0000 32 -1 keyring _uid_ses.32: empty
+ 00000001 I----- 39 perm 1f3f0000 0 0 keyring _uid_ses.0: 1/4
+ 00000002 I----- 2 perm 1f3f0000 0 0 keyring _uid.0: empty
+ 00000007 I----- 1 perm 1f3f0000 0 0 keyring _pid.1: empty
+ 0000018d I----- 1 perm 1f3f0000 0 0 keyring _pid.412: empty
+ 000004d2 I--Q-- 1 perm 1f3f0000 32 -1 keyring _uid.32: 1/4
+ 000004d3 I--Q-- 3 perm 1f3f0000 32 -1 keyring _uid_ses.32: empty
00000892 I--QU- 1 perm 1f000000 0 0 user metal:copper: 0
- 00000893 I--Q-N 1 35s 1f1f0000 0 0 user metal:silver: 0
- 00000894 I--Q-- 1 10h 001f0000 0 0 user metal:gold: 0
+ 00000893 I--Q-N 1 35s 1f3f0000 0 0 user metal:silver: 0
+ 00000894 I--Q-- 1 10h 003f0000 0 0 user metal:gold: 0
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