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-rw-r--r--doc/admin/conf_files/kadm5_acl.rst7
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/admin/conf_files/kadm5_acl.rst b/doc/admin/conf_files/kadm5_acl.rst
index ffebe90bb..b03aacce2 100644
--- a/doc/admin/conf_files/kadm5_acl.rst
+++ b/doc/admin/conf_files/kadm5_acl.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ ignored. Lines containing ACL entries have the format:
character.
*target_principal* can also include back-references to *principal*,
- in which ``*number`` matches the component number in *principal*.
+ in which ``*number`` matches the corresponding wildcard in
+ *principal*.
*restrictions*
(Optional) A string of flags. Allowed restrictions are:
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ instance ``root`` (matches line 3).
(line 4) Any ``root`` principal in ``ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` can inquire, list,
or change the password of their null instance, but not any other
-null instance. (Here, "\*1" denotes a back-reference to the first
-component of the actor principal.)
+null instance. (Here, ``*1`` denotes a back-reference to the
+component matching the first wildcard in the actor principal.)
(line 5) Any principal in the realm ``ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` (except for
``joeadmin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU``, as mentioned above) has inquire