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revision 1.40 by yngves, Mon Nov 25 08:48:44 2002 UTC revision 1.41 by yngves, Thu May 1 11:55:28 2003 UTC
# Line 1634  the following format: Line 1634  the following format:
1634  @noindent @var{host} is the hostname or IP address of the host contacting  @noindent @var{host} is the hostname or IP address of the host contacting
1635  gnatsd.  Wildcard characters are supported: @samp{*} matches anything;  gnatsd.  Wildcard characters are supported: @samp{*} matches anything;
1636  @samp{?} matches any single character.  By using wildcards, you can  @samp{?} matches any single character.  By using wildcards, you can
1637  specify access levels for entire network subnets and domains.  specify access levels for entire network subnets and domains.  Note
1638    that when @sc{gnats} authenticates hosts, it reads the entries in this
1639    file in sequence until a match is found.  This means that wildcard
1640    entries must be placed near the end of the file, otherwise, they
1641    will override non-wildcard entries appearing after the wildcard
1642    ones.
1643    
1644  The second field is the access level of @var{host}.  The default is  The second field is the access level of @var{host}.  The default is
1645  @code{deny}.  If the user's hostname isn't in the file or its access  @code{deny}.  If the user's hostname isn't in the file or its access
# Line 1678  permission 600. Line 1683  permission 600.
1683    
1684  Wildcard characters are supported for the userid and password with  Wildcard characters are supported for the userid and password with
1685  plain text passwords.  A null string or @samp{*} matches anything;  plain text passwords.  A null string or @samp{*} matches anything;
1686  @samp{?} matches any one character.  @samp{?} matches any one character.  Note that when @sc{gnats}
1687    authenticates users, it reads the entries in this file in sequence
1688    until a match is found.  This means that wildcard entries must be
1689    placed near the end of the file, otherwise, they will override
1690    non-wildcard entries appearing after the wildcard ones.
1691    
1692  Entries in the database-specific @file{gnatsd.user_access} user access file  Entries in the database-specific @file{gnatsd.user_access} user access file
1693  in the @file{gnats-adm} directory of the database have the following  in the @file{gnats-adm} directory of the database have the following

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