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Diffstat (limited to 'cmd/fscrypt/flags.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | cmd/fscrypt/flags.go | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/fscrypt/flags.go b/cmd/fscrypt/flags.go index 361732c..a22ec05 100644 --- a/cmd/fscrypt/flags.go +++ b/cmd/fscrypt/flags.go @@ -162,10 +162,12 @@ var ( } dropCachesFlag = &boolFlag{ Name: "drop-caches", - Usage: `After purging the keys from the keyring, drop the - associated caches for the purge to take effect. Without - this flag, cached encrypted files may still have their - plaintext visible. Requires root privileges.`, + Usage: `After removing the key(s) from the keyring, drop the + kernel's filesystem caches if needed. Without this flag, + files encrypted with v1 encryption policies may still be + accessible. This flag is not needed for v2 encryption + policies. This flag, if actually needed, requires root + privileges.`, Default: true, } ) |