WRITED(1M)                           SysV                           WRITED(1M)



NAME
     writed - server for write(1) program

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/writed

DESCRIPTION
     The writed server is used by the write(1) program.  To enable a write to
     a node other than your own, writed must be running on the destination
     node.  Similarly, you must be running writed on your node to receive a
     write message.

     To invoke writed in background mode using the /etc/rc shell script,
     include the lines

          if [ -f /etc/writed ]; then
               /etc/writed &
          fi


     in your node's `node_data/etc.rc file.  The /etc/run_rc program starts
     writed at boot time (after first checking to see if the file exists).

     The writed process starts mbx_helper
     automatically if one is not present when writed is invoked.

FILES
     /etc/utmp      Record of who is logged in on the node (link to
                    `node_data/etc.utmp).

SEE ALSO
     write (1), utmp (4)