NETUTIL(ADM)                         UNIX System V



     Name
          netutil - administers the micnet network


     Syntax
          /etc/netutil [option] [ -x ] [ -e ]


     Description
          The netutil command allows the user to create and maintain a
          network of UNIX machines. A Micnet network is a link through
          serial lines of two or more systems. It is used to send mail
          between  systems  with  the  mail(C) command, transfer files
          between  systems  with  the  rcp(C)  command,  and   execute
          commands from a remote system with the remote(C) command.

          The netutil command is used to  create  and  distribute  the
          data  files needed to implement the network. It is also used
          to start and stop the network.  The option argument  may  be
          any  one  of  install,  save,  restore,  start, stop, or the
          numbers 1  through  5  respectively.   The  -x  option  logs
          transmissions and the -e options logs errors.  The -x and -e
          options work only when they are  used  in  conjunction  with
          start, stop or their decimal equivalents (4 and 5).

          The install option  interactively  creates  the  data  files
          needed to run the network. The save option saves these files
          on floppy or hard disks, allowing them to be distributed  to
          the  other  systems  in the network.  If you save the micnet
          files to the hard disk, you can then use uucp(C) to transfer
          the  files to the other machines.  This option specifies the
          name of the backup device and prompts for  whether  this  is
          the desired device to use. The user can specify an alternate
          device, including a file on the hard disk.  The name of  the
          default    backup    device   is   located   in   the   file
          /etc/default/micnet.   This  can  be  changed  depending  on
          system  configuration.   The  restore option copies the data
          files from floppy disk back to a system.  The  start  option
          starts  the network.  The stop option stops the network.  An
          option may also be any decimal digit in the range  1  to  5.
          If  invoked  without  an option, the command displays a menu
          from which to choose one. Once an  option  is  selected,  it
          prompts for additional information if needed.

          A network must  be  installed  before  it  can  be  started.
          Installation  consists of creating appropriate configuration
          files with the install option. This option requires the name
          of  each machine in the network, the serial lines to be used
          to connect the machines, the speed of transmission for  each
          line,  and  the  names  of  the users on each machine.  Once
          created, the files must be distributed to each  computer  in
          the  network  with the save and restore options. The network
          is started by using the start option on each machine in  the
          network.   Once  started,  mail  and  remote commands can be
          passed along the network.  A  record  of  the  transmissions
          between  computers  in  a network can be kept in the network
          log files.  Installation of the network is described in  the
          System Administrator's Guide.


     Files
          /bin/netutil
          /etc/default/micnet


     See Also
          mail(C), micnet(F), remote(C), rcp(C), systemid(F), top(F)


     Value Added
          netutil is an extension of AT&T System  V  provided  by  the
          Santa Cruz Operation.


     (printed 2/15/90)                               NETUTIL(ADM)