2 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/link.2 b/lib/libc/sys/link.2
index d1607862d2c5..4c27ab9765ac 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/link.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/link.2
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ both
 and
 .Fa name2
 must be in the same file system.
-Unless the caller is the super-user,
 .Fa name1
 may not be a directory.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
@@ -113,8 +112,7 @@ does exist.
 .It Bq Er EPERM
 The file named by
 .Fa name1
-is a directory and the effective
-user ID is not super-user.
+is a directory.
 .It Bq Er EXDEV
 The link named by
 .Fa name2
@@ -149,3 +147,10 @@ is outside the process's allocated address space.
 is expected to
 conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988
 .Pq Dq Tn POSIX .
+.Sh HISTORY
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+system call traditionally allows the super-user to link directories which
+corrupts the filesystem coherency.  This implementation no longer permits
+it. 
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/unlink.2 b/lib/libc/sys/unlink.2
index 78221bc505fc..1f469453d5ad 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/unlink.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/unlink.2
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ all resources associated with the file are reclaimed.
 If one or more process have the file open when the last link is removed,
 the link is removed, but the removal of the file is delayed until
 all references to it have been closed.
+.Fa path
+may not be a directory.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
 Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and
@@ -83,8 +85,7 @@ to be removed.
 .It Bq Er ELOOP
 Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.
 .It Bq Er EPERM
-The named file is a directory and the effective user ID
-of the process is not the super-user.
+The named file is a directory.
 .It Bq Er EPERM
 The directory containing the file is marked sticky,
 and neither the containing directory nor the file to be removed
@@ -110,3 +111,9 @@ points outside the process's allocated address space.
 An
 .Nm
 function call appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+system call traditionally allows the super-user to unlink directories which
+can damage the filesystem integrity.  This implementation no longer permits
+it.