NAME
L.cmds - UUCP remote command permissions file

DESCRIPTION
The L.cmds file contains a list of commands, one per line, that are
permitted for remote execution via uux(1).

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
uux(1), respectively.)

For most sites, L.cmds 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 uux(1) commands will be
checked against the list of accessible directory trees in
USERFILE(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.cmds that accept local file names. In particular,
sh(1) and csh(1) are extreme risks.

It is common (but hazardous) to include uucp(1) in L.cmds; see the
NOTES section of USERFILE.

FILES
/usr/lib/uucp/L.cmds

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