*/admin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU * # line 1
joeadmin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU ADMCIL # line 2
joeadmin/*@ATHENA.MIT.EDU il */root@ATHENA.MIT.EDU # line 3
- *@ATHENA.MIT.EDU cil *1/admin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU # line 4
+ */root@ATHENA.MIT.EDU cil *1@ATHENA.MIT.EDU # line 4
*/*@ATHENA.MIT.EDU i # line 5
- */admin@EXAMPLE.COM * -maxlife 9h -postdateable # line 6
+ */admin@EXAMPLE.COM x * -maxlife 9h -postdateable # line 6
(line 1) Any principal in the ``ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` realm with
an ``admin`` instance has all administrative privileges.
(lines 1-3) The user ``joeadmin`` has all permissions with his
``admin`` instance, ``joeadmin/admin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` (matches line
1). He has no permissions at all with his null instance,
-``joeadmin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` (matches line 2). His root instance has
-inquire and list permissions with any other principal that has the
-instance root (matches line 3).
-
-(line 4) Any principal in ``ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` can inquire, list,
-or change the password of their ``admin`` instance, but not any other
-admin instance. (Here, "\*1" denotes a back-reference to the first
+``joeadmin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` (matches line 2). His ``root`` and other
+non-``admin``, non-null instances (e.g., ``extra`` or ``dbadmin``) have
+inquire and list permissions with any principal that has the
+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.)
(line 5) Any principal in the realm ``ATHENA.MIT.EDU`` (except for