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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ares_set_local_dev \- Bind to a specific network device when creating sockets.
The \fBares_set_local_dev\fP function causes all future sockets
to be bound to this device with SO_BINDTODEVICE. This forces communications
to go over a certain interface, which can be useful on multi-homed machines.
-This option is only supported on Linux, and root priviledges are required
+This option is only supported on Linux, and root privileges are required
for the option to work. If SO_BINDTODEVICE is not supported or the
setsocktop call fails (probably because of permissions), the error is
silently ignored.