configuration_manual: config_variables - Document process key

dovecot · Dec 22, 2023 · 6c2620e · 6c2620e
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diff --git a/source/configuration_manual/config_file/config_variables.rst b/source/configuration_manual/config_file/config_variables.rst
@@ -30,13 +30,8 @@ Global variables that work everywhere are:
 | system:<name>  | Get a system variable, see :ref:`below <variables-system-variables>`        |
 |                | for list of supported names.                                                |
 +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| uid            | Effective UID of the current process NOTE: This is overridden for           |
-|                | :ref:`mail service user variables <variables-mail_service_user>`.           |
-+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| gid            | Effective GID of the current process NOTE: This is overridden for           |
-|                | :ref:`mail service user variables <variables-mail_service_user>`.           |
-+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| pid            | PID of the current process (e.g. login or imap/pop3 process).               |
+| process:<name> | Get a process variable, see :ref:`below <variables-process-variables>`      |
+|                | for list of supported names.                                                |
 +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 If :ref:`var_expand_crypt_plugin` is loaded, these also work globally:
@@ -64,6 +59,18 @@ Supported system variables
   Hostname (without domain). Can be overridden with DOVECOT_HOSTNAME
   environment variable.
 
+.. _variables-process-variables:
+
+Supported process variables
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+``pid``
+  Current process ID.
+``uid``
+  Effective user ID of the current process.
+``gid``
+  Effective group ID of the current process.
+
 .. _variables-user:
 
 User variables