diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 5ad1d8ab2..0354bd78b 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.45 - 
 ===================================
+  Mention the restriction on file descriptors at invocation on the lvm man page.
   Index cached vgmetadata by vgid not vgname to cope with duplicate vgnames.
   No longer require kernel and metadata major numbers to match.
   Add a fully-functional get_cluster_name() to clvmd corosync interface.
diff --git a/man/lvm.8.in b/man/lvm.8.in
index 5e5c5703d..6bad5fc03 100644
--- a/man/lvm.8.in
+++ b/man/lvm.8.in
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ If \fBlvm\fP is invoked with argv[0] set to the name of a specific
 LVM command (for example by using a hard or soft link) it acts as 
 that command.  
 .LP
+On invocation, \fBlvm\fP requires that only the standard file descriptors
+stdin, stdout and stderr are available.  If others are found, they
+get closed and messages are issued warning about the leak.
+.LP
 Where commands take VG or LV names as arguments, the full path name is
 optional.  An LV called "lvol0" in a VG called "vg0" can be specified
 as "vg0/lvol0".  Where a list of VGs is required but is left empty,