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Bug#925552: release-notes: document problems with hidepid vs Buster systemd



Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> Justin B Rye wrote:
>> The "hidepid" mount-options for /proc (as recommended by various
> 
> Why plural? Both the wiki and proc(5) are using singular.

You're right - I was thinking of "hidepid=0/1/2" as separate options,
but yes, the approved terminology is to call it one option with
multiple possible arguments.  I suppose I could argue that it's 
only the non-zero arguments that cause problems rather than the 
hidepid option itself, but no, here's a patch making it singular.
-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk
index 39d27b25..81ed5863 100644
--- a/en/issues.dbk
+++ b/en/issues.dbk
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ information mentioned in <xref linkend="morereading"/>.
 
   <section id="hidepid-unsupported">
     <!-- stretch to buster-->
-    <title>Hidepid mount options for procfs unsupported</title>
+    <title>Hidepid mount option for procfs unsupported</title>
     <para>
-      The <literal>hidepid</literal> mount options for
-      <filename>/proc</filename> are known to cause problems with current
-      versions of systemd, and are considered by systemd upstream to be an
+      Using the <literal>hidepid</literal> mount option for
+      <filename>/proc</filename> is known to cause problems with current
+      versions of systemd, and is considered by systemd upstream to be an
       unsupported configuration. Users who have modified
-      <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> to enable these options are advised to
-      disable them before the upgrade, to ensure login sessions work on
-      &releasename;. (A possible route to re-enabling them is outlined on the
+      <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> to enable this option are advised to
+      disable it before the upgrade, to ensure login sessions work on
+      &releasename;. (A possible route to re-enabling it is outlined on the
       wiki's <ulink
       url="https://wiki.debian.org/Hardening#Mounting_.2Fproc_with_hidepid";>Hardening</ulink>
       page.)

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