user: fix swapped file references in error godoc#233
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ErrNoPasswdEntries and ErrNoGroupEntries had their doc comments swapped:
ErrNoPasswdEntries ("no matching entries in passwd file", returned from
LookupUser/LookupUid and GetExecUser's user lookup) was documented as
/etc/group, and ErrNoGroupEntries ("no matching entries in group file",
returned from LookupGroup/LookupGid and GetExecUser's group lookup) was
documented as /etc/passwd. The variable name, error message, and every
usage agree; only the comment was wrong. Swap the two references so each
comment matches its variable.
Signed-off-by: Sueun Cho <sueun.dev@gmail.com>
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Jul 13, 2026
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The doc comments on ErrNoPasswdEntries and ErrNoGroupEntries are swapped. ErrNoPasswdEntries ("no matching entries in passwd file", returned from LookupUser/LookupUid and GetExecUser's user lookup) is documented as /etc/group, and ErrNoGroupEntries ("no matching entries in group file", returned from LookupGroup/LookupGid and GetExecUser's group lookup) is documented as /etc/passwd. Each comment names the other file.
The variable name, error message, and every usage agree; only the comment is wrong, and since these are exported errors the incorrect text shows up in godoc. This swaps the two references so each comment matches its variable.