Ecflow black list file files( ecf.passwd) deals with authentication and white list files(ecf.lists) deals with authorisation.
ECFLOW ecFlow white list file is a way of restricting the access to ecFlow to only known users.
The file lists users with full access and users with only read access. The read-only user names start with '-' (dash/minus). Note you must include a version number, e.g. 4.4.14 as the first non comment line.
The environment variable ECF_LISTS is used to point to the white list file.
The white list file is an ASCII file.
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