NAME

uucico − transfer files for the uucp system

SYNOPSIS

/usr/lib/uucp/uucico -r1 -s system [-x debug_level] [-d spool_directory]

/usr/lib/uucp/uucico [-x debug_level] [-d spool_directory]

DESCRIPTION

uucico scans the /usr/spool/uucp directories for work files.  If such files exist, a connection to a remote system is attempted using the line protocol for the remote system specified in file /usr/lib/uucp/Systems.  uucico then executes all requests for work and logs the results. 

Options

uucico recognizes the following options:

-r1 Start uucico in the MASTER mode.  The default is SLAVE mode. 

-s system Do work only for the system specified by system. If there is no work for system on the local spool directory, initiate a connection to system to determine if system has work for the local system.  This option must be used if -r1 is specified. 

-d spool_directory
Search directory spool_directory instead of the default spool directories (usually /usr/spool/uucp/*). 

-x debug_level Use debugging option.  debug_level is an integer in the range 1 through 9.  More debugging information is given for larger values of debug_level.

uucico is usually started by a local program such as cron, uucp, or uuxqt (see cron(1M), uucp(1), and uuxqt(1M)). It when debugging should a user initiate uucico directly. 

When started by a local program, uucico is considered the MASTER and attempts a connection to a remote system.  If uucico is started by a remote system, it is considered to be in SLAVE mode. 

For the uucico connection to a remote system to be successful, there must be an entry in the /etc/passwd file on the remote system of the form:

uucp::5:5::/usr/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/uucico

In the HP Clustered environment, all UUCP activity is handled through device files residing on the cluster server as if the cluster were a single system.  See the discussion of the Permissions file MYNAME parameter in the Remote Access User’s Guide.

FILES

/usr/lib/uucp/Systems
/usr/lib/uucp/Permissions
/usr/lib/uucp/Devices
/usr/lib/uucp/Maxuuxqts
/usr/lib/uucp/Maxuuscheds
/usr/spool/uucp/*
/usr/spool/uucp/LCK*
/usr/spool/uucppublic/*

SEE ALSO

uucp(1), uustat(1), uux(1), cron(1M), uusched(1M), uutry(1M). 

UUCP tutorial in Remote Access User’s Guide . 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.10: April 1995