System Administration Commands              check-permissions(1M)



NAME
     check-permissions -  check  permissions  on  mail  rerouting
     files

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/check-permissions [login]


DESCRIPTION
     The  check-permissions script is intended as a migration aid
     for  sendmail(1M).  It checks the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file
     for all configured alias files, and checks the  alias  files
     for  :include:  files.  It  also checks for certain .forward
     files. For each file that  check-permissions checks, it ver-
     ifies  that  none  of  the  parent directories are group- or
     world-writable. If any directories are overly permissive, it
     is reported. Otherwise it reports that no unsafe directories
     were found.


     As to which .forward files are checked, it  depends  on  the
     arguments  included  on  the command line. If no argument is
     given, the current user's home directory is checked for  the
     presence  of  a   .forward file. If any arguments are given,
     they are assumed to be valid logins, and the home  directory
     of each one is checked.


     If the special argument AL is given,  the passwd  entry  in
     the   /etc/nsswitch.conf  file  is checked, and all password
     entries that can be obtained through  the  switch  file  are
     checked. In large domains, this can be time-consuming.

OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

     login    Where login is a valid user name, checks  the  home
              directory for  login.


     AL      Checks the home directory of  all users.


FILES
     /etc/mail/sendmail.cf    Defines environment for  sendmail


     /etc/mail/aliases        Ascii mail aliases file


ATRIBUTES




SunOS 5.11          Last change: 10 Nov 2003                    1






System Administration Commands              check-permissions(1M)



     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWsndmu                   
    
     Interface Stability          Evolving                    
    


SEE ALSO
     getent(1M), sendmail(1M), aliases(4), attributes(5)







































SunOS 5.11          Last change: 10 Nov 2003                    2