From 4c109b572062e99c57f1de4fd9b75290fb163a1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moe Jette <jette1@llnl.gov>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:25:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Describe restrictions on job update RPC (owner more
 restricted than root).

---
 doc/man/man3/slurm_job.3 | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/man/man3/slurm_job.3 b/doc/man/man3/slurm_job.3
index 2d5fc7a384c..7a53a7fa9e4 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/slurm_job.3
+++ b/doc/man/man3/slurm_job.3
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ longer required using the function \fBslurm_free_submit_response_msg\fR.
 .LP 
 \fBslurm_update_job\fR Update the characteristics of an existing job. Not all job 
 characteristics may be changed (e.g. the time limit of a job may be changed, but the nodes 
-allocated to a running job may not be changed). This function may only be successfully 
-executed by user root.
+allocated to a running job may not be changed). This function may only be executed 
+by the job's owner only for selected operations (e.g. decrease the job's priority). 
+User root may modify more job parameters and in ways the job's owner can not (e.g. 
+changing the job's associated features or increasing its priority).
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 .LP
 On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and Slurm error code is set appropriately.
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