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diff --git a/Doc/library/netrc.rst b/Doc/library/netrc.rst index 91990df..b6c1066 100644 --- a/Doc/library/netrc.rst +++ b/Doc/library/netrc.rst @@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ the Unix :program:`ftp` program and other FTP clients. no argument is given, the file :file:`.netrc` in the user's home directory will be read. Parse errors will raise :exc:`NetrcParseError` with diagnostic information including the file name, line number, and terminating token. + If no argument is specified on a POSIX system, the presence of passwords in + the :file:`.netrc` file will raise a :exc:`NetrcParseError` if the file + ownership or permissions are insecure (owned by a user other than the user + running the process, or accessible for read or write by any other user). + This implements security behavior equivalent to that of ftp and other + programs that use :file:`.netrc`. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.1.6 Added the POSIX permission check. .. exception:: NetrcParseError |