NAME
nlspath — NLSPATH configuration file
DESCRIPTION
The file
/etc/default/nlspath
allows the superuser to restrict the paths set by others
through an environment variable
NLSPATH
to locate message catalogs for
setuid
or
setgid
root programs.
This file contains only one entry with the following format:
NLSPATH=pseudo-pathname:pseudo-pathname:...
pseudo-pathnames
must be separated by a colon. The paths which are
available both in the configuration file
/etc/default/nlspath
and environment variable
NLSPATH
are considered to locate message catalog files.
The
/etc/default/nlspath
file should not be edited directly. Instead, the command
chnlspath
should be used to modify the contents of this file. See
chnlspath(1M)
for details.
If
/etc/default/nlspath
contains
NLSPATH=*,
the file is in compatibility mode. In this case, all
setuid
and
setgid
root programs use the environment variable
NLSPATH
directly to locate message catalogs.
This configuration file is supported only to provide backward compatibility for
those
setuid
or
setgid
root programs which are depending on the environment
variable
NLSPATH.
New
setuid
or
setgid
root programs should not depend on the environment variable
NLSPATH
and configuration file
/etc/default/nlspath.
See
catopen(3C)
for details.
WARNINGS
The configuration file must be root owned and there should not be
write permission set for group and others.
Superuser should not provide write permission
for group and others for the paths mentioned in the
configuration file.