HOSTS.CONF(5)
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NAME
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hosts.conf - Access control for Network UPS Tools CGI programs

DESCRIPTION
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The CGI programs (linkman:upsset.cgi[8], linkman:upsstats.cgi[8],
linkman:upsimage.cgi[8]) use this file to determine if they are allowed to
talk to a host.  This keeps random visitors from using your web server
to annoy others by creating outgoing connections.

DIRECTIVES
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*MONITOR* 'ups' 'description'::

The 'ups' element is in the form `upsname[@hostname[:port]]`.
To allow connections to a UPS called "snoopy" on a system called
"doghouse" that runs upsd on port 7877, it would look like this:

	MONITOR snoopy@doghouse:7877 "Joe Cool"
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The description must be one element, so if it has spaces, then it must
be wrapped with quotes as shown above.  The default hostname is
"localhost".

SEE ALSO
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linkman:upsset.cgi[8], linkman:upsstats.cgi[8], linkman:upsimage.cgi[8]

Internet resources:
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The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
