larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (03/24/90)
my machine is having problems accepting file requests from unknown machines. My permissions file contains: MACHINE=OTHER \ COMMANDS=/usr/bin/rnews:/usr/bin/rmail \ SENDFILES=yes REQUEST=yes \ READ=/usr/spool:/usr/public WRITE=/usr/spool shouldn't this work?
les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) (03/27/90)
In article <511350@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: >my machine is having problems accepting file requests from unknown >machines. My permissions file contains: >MACHINE=OTHER \ >COMMANDS=/usr/bin/rnews:/usr/bin/rmail \ >SENDFILES=yes REQUEST=yes \ >READ=/usr/spool:/usr/public WRITE=/usr/spool >shouldn't this work? The MACHINE field is used to find an entry in PERMISSIONS only on outbound calls. The LOGNAME field is used for inbound calls, so you should probably set up a different login/password for the anon machines and add the corresponding LOGNAME=login to this entry. Otherwise you will get the entry for the first item with a login that matches in the PERMISSIONS file. Yes, this is confusing. I trust you have already dealt with the remote.unknown file. Les Mikesell les@chinet.chi.il.us
larry@macom1.UUCP (Larry Taborek) (03/27/90)
From article <511350@nstar.UUCP>, by larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder): > my machine is having problems accepting file requests from unknown > machines. My permissions file contains: > > MACHINE=OTHER \ > COMMANDS=/usr/bin/rnews:/usr/bin/rmail \ > SENDFILES=yes REQUEST=yes \ > READ=/usr/spool:/usr/public WRITE=/usr/spool > > shouldn't this work? Perhaps, Your program /usr/lib/uucp/uucico probably is owned by uucp and has the suid bit turned on. So once a uucico connection is extablished, your local uucico is running under the permissions of uucp. If uucp doesn't have permissions in unix to read the file in question then uucico wont be able to copy it. Just a thought... Larry -- Larry Taborek ..!uunet!grebyn!macom1!larry Centel Federal Systems larry@macom1.UUCP 11400 Commerce Park Drive Reston, VA 22091-1506 My views do not reflect those of Centel 703-758-7000