vidfs(8) — UTek W2.3



VIDFS(8)                COMMAND REFERENCE                VIDFS(8)



NAME
     vidfs - edit and/or check the dfs access permissions file

SYNOPSIS
     vidfs [ -c [ filename ... ] ]

DESCRIPTION
     With no arguments, vidfs locks the file /usr/lib/dfs/access,
     copies its contents to a temporary file, and invokes the
     editor (default = vi) on the temporary file.  After the
     editor is exited, the modified data is checked as described
     below.  If no problems are found, the temporary file
     replaces the old access permissions file, which is unlocked.
     If only problems in the Warning category are found, the user
     may re-edit the file, quit without updating, or update the
     access permissions file, ignoring the warnings.  If any
     problems in the ERROR category are found, the user may re-
     edit the file or quit without updating.

     If called with the -c option, vidfs will check the named
     files as described below.  If no names are given,
     /usr/lib/dfs/access is checked.

     File Checking
     The following problems are considered Warnings.  When they
     occur, a message is printed giving the line number and a
     description of the problem.

     1    Duplicate entries

     2    Host does not respond

     3    Access by root permitted

     The following problems are considered ERRORs.  When they
     occur, a message is printed giving the line number and a
     description of the problem.

     1    User not found in the password file

     2    Ambiguous entry (an incoming request is to be assigned
          rights of more than one local user)

OPTIONS
     -c                       Check the named files (default is
                              /usr/lib/dfs/access).  Do not edit
                              the access permissions file.

FILES
     /usr/lib/dfs/access      The access permissions file to edit
                              or the default file to check.




Printed 10/17/86                                                1



VIDFS(8)                COMMAND REFERENCE                VIDFS(8)



     /etc/dfstmp              The temporary edit file.

VARIABLES
     EDIT           The editor to be used instead of vi.

RETURN VALUE
     [NO_ERRS]      Command completed without error.

     [USAGE]        Incorrect command line syntax. Execution
                    terminated.

     [1]            The file(s) contained errors.

     [NP_WARN]      An error warranting a warning message
                    occurred. Execution continues.

     [NP_ERR]       An error occurred that was not a system
                    error.  Execution terminated.

     [P_WARN]       A system error occurred. Execution continues.
                    See intro(2) for more information on system
                    errors.

     [P_ERR]        A system error occurred. Execution
                    terminated.  See intro(2) for more
                    information on system errors.

CAVEATS
     vidfs can only be used by root to edit the access
     permissions file ( any user can use vidfs with the -c
     option).

SEE ALSO
     access (dfs)(5n),





















Printed 10/17/86                                                2

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na:72,93;
sy:165,151;
de:316,1774;
op:2090,281;
fi:2371,193;2708,74;
va:2782,134;
rv:2916,843;
ca:3759,251;
se:4010,114;
%%index%%000000000154

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