L.CMDS(5)                                                            L.CMDS(5)



NAME
       L.cmds - UUCP remote command permissions file

DESCRIPTION
       The  _L_._c_m_d_s  file  contains  a list of commands, one per line, that are
       permitted for remote execution via _u_u_x(1C).

       The default search path is /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb. To change the  path,
       include anywhere in the file a line of the form:

            PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb

       Normally, an acknowledgment is mailed back to the requesting site after
       the command completes. If a command name is suffixed with ,Error,  then
       an  acknowledgment  will  be  mailed only if the command fails.  If the
       command is suffixed with ,No, then no acknowledgment will ever be sent.
       (These correspond with the -z and -n options of _u_u_x, respectively.)

       For most sites, _L_._c_m_d_s should only include the lines:

            rmail
            ruusend

       News sites should add:

            PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/new
            rnews,Error

       While  file names supplied as arguments to _u_u_x commands will be checked
       against the list of accessible directory  trees  in  _U_S_E_R_F_I_L_E(5),  this
       check  can  be easily circumvented and should not be depended upon.  In
       other words, it is unwise to include any commands in _L_._c_m_d_s that accept
       local file names. In particular, _s_h(1) and _c_s_h(1) are extreme risks.

       It  is  common  (but  hazardous) to include _u_u_c_p(1C) in _L_._c_m_d_s; see the
       NOTES section of _U_S_E_R_F_I_L_E.

FILES
       /usr/lib/uucp/L.cmds
       /usr/lib/uucp/UUAIDS/L.cmds   L.cmds example.

SEE ALSO
       uucp(1C), uux(1C), USERFILE(5), uucico(8C), uuxqt(8C)



4.3 Berkeley Distribution       April 24, 1986                       L.CMDS(5)