CONSPW(F)                                      UNIX System V



     Name
          conspw - Filesharing consumer password file.


     Description
          The  file  /usr/lib/xnet/conspw  is   used   by   the   UNIX
          filesharing  Consumer.  It contains a list of Server machine
          names the Consumer machine has Consumer-based access to, and
          the  machine  password to use when attempting to establish a
          Consumer-based connection.  Each  file  entry  contains  two
          fields:   a  Server  machine  name and a unencrypted machine
          password.  Fields are separated by a colon (:), and  entries
          are separated by a NEWLINE.

          The  file  /usr/lib/xnet/conspw  is   read   by   the   UNIX
          filesharing  Consumer  when  the  Consumer  is  enabled.  If
          changes are made to the file,  they  will  not  take  effect
          until  the filesharing Consumer is turned off and restarted,
          or the system is rebooted.

          When a local user first uses the network path  of  the  form
          //server/path,  the  local  system  attempts  to establish a
          Consumer-based connection  with  the  Server  machine.   The
          system  sends its own machine name to the Server, along with
          the machine password contained in  the  /usr/lib/xnet/conspw
          file  entry  for Server.  The Server machine (Server) checks
          to verify that this Consumer machine  is  allowed  Consumer-
          based access.

          An entry in /usr/lib/xnet/conspw with an asterisk (*) as a
          Server  machine name will match any Server machine; however,
          an entry that exactly matches a Server name overrides  an  *
          entry.

          The filesharing Consumer ignores duplicate Server  names  in
          the file /usr/lib/xnet/conspw.


     Files
          /usr/lib/xnet/conspw


     See Also
          mkcon(C), rmcon(C), mkconspw(C)


     Notes
          Since the  file  /usr/lib/xnet/conspw  contains  unencrypted
          machine   passwords,   it   should  not  have  general  read
          permission.


     (printed 11/30/89)                                 CONSPW(F)