diff -up ./doc/fuser.1.ori ./doc/fuser.1 --- ./doc/fuser.1.ori 2017-03-14 14:28:17.318871108 +0100 +++ ./doc/fuser.1 2017-03-14 14:30:49.202273564 +0100 @@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ privileges. As a consequence, files ope other users may not be listed and executables may be classified as mapped only. .PP +.B fuser +cannot report on any processes that it doesn't have permission to look +at the file descriptor table for. The most common time this problem +occurs is when looking for TCP or UDP sockets when running +.B fuser +as a non-root user. In this case +.B fuser +will report no access. +.PP Installing .B fuser SUID root will avoid problems associated with partial information, but @@ -261,15 +270,6 @@ fuser \-m /dev/sgX will show (or kill wi even if you don't have that device configured. There may be other devices it does this for too. .PP -.B fuser -cannot report on any processes that it doesn't have permission to look -at the file descriptor table for. The most common time this problem -occurs is when looking for TCP or UDP sockets when running -.B fuser -as a non-root user. In this case -.B fuser -will report no access -.PP The mount \-m option will match any file within the save device as the specified file, use the \-M option as well if you mean to specify only the mount point.