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Article: 13518 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Security too tight on VMS
Date: 12 Jul 2002 17:21:54 -0400
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <3D2F4541.C3C282FC@ford.com>,
Jack Patteeuw <jpatteeu@ford.com> wrote:
: We have a captive account on VMS that runs C-Kermit 8.0.201.
:
: The login.com is as follows
:
: $ SET DEFAULT DEVICE:[DIRECTORY]
: $ DEFINE/USER SYS$INPUT SYS$COMMAND
: $ KERMIT "-H" "-E" "-q" "-x"
: $ EXIT
:
: SYS$LOGIN:CKERMIT.INI contains the following
:
: enable get
: ...
: disable send
:
: Obviously the only thing we want the use to do is use the GET command !!
:
: The problem is, the user is receiving the error "insufficient privilege or
: file protection violation". Deleting CKERMIT.INI eliminates this problem.
:
: Why ?
:
DISABLE and ENABLE are from the server's point of view, not the client's.
You probably want DISABLE GET (don't let the server GET -- i.e. receive
files) and ENABLE SEND (let it send files).
- Frank