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From: wescott@sauron.UUCP (Mike Wescott)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards,net.bugs.uucp
Subject: Re: multiple uucp logins sharing uids and hard links to ttys
Message-ID: <705@sauron.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Aug-86 10:31:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: sauron.705
Posted: Mon Aug 11 10:31:05 1986
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References: <248@decvax.UUCP> <564@pyramid.UUCP>
Reply-To: wescott@sauron.UUCP (Mike Wescott)
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In article <564@pyramid.UUCP> csg@pyramid.UUCP (Carl S. Gutekunst) writes:
> - HoneyDanBer (SVR2.4 (3B version) and SVR3) finds the user name the same way
>   that 4.2bsd does. It verifies the login against the Permissions file, and
>   sends "RLOGIN" when the name cannot be found. It's thus the most similar to
>   Ultrix of the UUCPs I've described here. In addition, HDB will validate the
>   remote hostname if the /usr/lib/uucp/remote.unkown file exists and is
>   executable ("NOSTRANGERS" mode).

Additionally, the SVr3 version permits a "-u username" argument to uucico.  This
permits you to override the username checks.  It is particularly useful when the
uucico will not be attached to a terminal when invoked, i.e. for an ethernet 
connection.

	-Mike Wescott
	ncrcae!wescott
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	-Mike Wescott
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