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diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in b/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in index 9926ed479..ddf42a27f 100644 --- a/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in +++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in @@ -577,21 +577,6 @@ This second field is not used under Linux and is always zero. See also .BR \%settimeofday (2). . -.SS User access and setuid -.PP -Sometimes, you need to install -.B \%hwclock -setuid root. If you want users other than the superuser to be able to -display the clock value using the direct ISA I/O method, install it setuid -root. If you have the rtc device interface on your system, or are on a non-ISA -compatible system, there is probably no need for users to have the direct -ISA I/O method, so do not bother. See the -.BR \-\-rtc " option." -.PP -In any case, \fBhwclock\fR will not allow you to set anything unless you have the -superuser real uid. (This restriction is not necessary if you haven't -installed setuid root, but it's there for now.) -. .SS Hardware Clock Access Methods .PP .B \%hwclock |