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From: learn@igloo.UUCP (william vajk)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Permissions file in HD UUCP
Summary: be very careful
Message-ID: <692@igloo.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jun 88 04:22:01 GMT
References: <374@tandem.UUCP>
Organization: igloo, Northbrook, IL
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In article <374@tandem.UUCP>, narayan@tandem.UUCP (Narayan Mohanram) writes:
> I have the HD UUCP from uport, but there is not documentation for
> setting up the Permssions file. Can somebody out there with a
> working copy of the permssions file for uucp, and news post
> a sample line.

Strange, my copy had all sorts of docs, however....

Be very careful of permitting r and w to / as you have given the
other system some strong permissions. Use tabs to set the spacing.




	MACHINE=OTHER	\
	COMMANDS=akcslink:rmail:rnews:Cakcslink

	LOGNAME=nuucp	\
	REQUEST=yes	SENDFILES=yes

	MACHINE=chinet	\
	REQUEST=yes	SENDFILES=yes

	LOGNAME=a-nodename	\ 
	REQUEST=yes	SENDFILES=yes \
	READ=/ WRITE=/


Good luck.


Bill Vajk                                              learn@igloo