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uucp_manual_setup - Describes how to manually set up the UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program (UUCP)
Setting up UUCP manually includes the following tasks: Checking for required directories Optionally, creating the UUCP manager's account Creating UUCP accounts for remote systems Configuring remote communications links, which consists of editing the following files: Devices /etc/inittab Dialers Systems Dialcodes Permissions Poll remote.unknown /etc/inetd.conf Verifying the configuration files Setting up TCP/IP communications
Before you set up UUCP, be certain that all of the appropriate hardware is in place. For information on required hardware, see the Network Administration manual.
Verify that the directories, programs, and support files required to operate the UUCP programs are available on the local system. To perform the verification, log in as superuser and enter the uucheck -v command. The uucheck program displays an explanation of how it is checking the file structure. Errors reported by uucheck could indicate that the software installation process did not complete successfully.
See the Network Administration manual for more information.
For a user on a remote system to log in to the local system, the remote system must have an entry in the local /etc/passwd file, or the user must know the login ID and password for a designated UUCP account on the local system. Likewise, for a user on the local system to log in to a remote system, the local system must have an entry in the remote system's /etc/passwd file, or the user must know the login ID and password of a designated UUCP account on the remote system. You must coordinate assigning system login names and passwords for the local /etc/passwd file with the system administrator of the remote system.
By convention, the login ID assigned to remote systems is the remote system's name with an uppercase U added as a prefix. Many systems, however, have a single UUCP account for all remote systems to use.
You must add a user account to the /etc/passwd file for remote systems that log in to your system.
Use the following procedure to set up a remote system's account: Invoke vipw to edit the /etc/passwd file: # vipw The format for entries in the /etc/passwd file is: name: password: UID: GID: class: home_dir: shell
There are three ways to set up the link needed for remote communications: Use a hardwired line with a device such as a workstation. The hardwired connection links a port on the local system to a port on the remote system. A hardwired line is advantageous when users on local systems communicate frequently with remote systems; the link is always available and access time is short. However, a port used for a hardwired communications link is not available for any other purpose.
In order for UUCP to function correctly at your site, configure the remote communication facilities by doing the following: Edit the Devices file and add a list of the devices used to establish a hardwired communications link, a communications link using TCP/IP, or a communications link using a telephone line and a modem. For more information, see the Devices(4) reference page. Edit the Dialers file and add a list of autodialers (modems) used to contact remote systems using the telephone network. For more information, see the Dialers(4) reference page. Edit the Systems file and add a list of the remote systems with which the local system can communicate. For more information, see the Systems(4) reference page. Optionally, edit the Dialcodes file and add a list of alphabetic abbreviations representing the prefixes of telephone numbers used to contact the specified remote systems. For more information, see the Dialcodes(4) reference page. Edit the Permissions file and add the appropriate access permissions specifying the way in which local and remote systems can communicate. For more information, see the Permissions(4) reference page. Edit the Poll file and add a schedule for monitoring the networked remote systems. For more information, see the Poll(4) reference page.
When the UUCP files are customized for your site, issue the uucheck command to check for possible errors in the Permissions file. Remember that the uucheck command does not check file or directory modes, nor does it check for duplicate login or MACHINE names.
Issue the uucheck -v command to obtain a detailed explanation of the way that UUCP interprets the Permissions file.
If the uucheck -v command displays an error message, use the pg command to examine the Permissions file and make sure the entries are correct. Then reissue the uucheck -v command.
Use the uuname command to ensure that all the hosts included in the Systems file on the local system are actually on the UUCP network. If a system is networked correctly, it appears on the list displayed on the screen. The hosts on this list are the systems to which users can send mail.
The uucpd daemon handles communications between UUCP and TCP/IP. This daemon enables users on systems linked over a local area network (LAN) to establish uucp connections to other systems using TCP/IP connections.
Use the following procedure to enable UUCP and TCP/IP to communicate: Check to see whether the /etc/services file includes the following line: uucp 540/tcp uucpd If it does not, add it to the file. To have the uucpd daemon start automatically each time the inetd daemon receives one UUCP request, remove the comment symbol (#) from the following line in the /etc/inetd.conf file: # uucp stream tcp nowait uucp /usr/sbin/uucpd uucpd Restart the inetd daemon. Be sure that the TCP/IP network between the local and remote systems is working. Issue the ping command to test that the systems can communicate with one another. Replace rhost1 with the name of the appropriate remote host. # ping rhost1 See the reference page for more information. Update the Systems, Devices, and Permissions files in the /usr/lib/uucp directory to include the relevant TCP/IP entries, as follows: To update the Systems file do, the following: Select the appropriate TCP/IP conversation protocol to enter in the TCP caller subfield. There are four kinds of protocols: g, t, e, and f. The g protocol, the default, provides error checking and thus is useful over modem connections. However, it creates a large overhead when running UUCP commands. The t protocol presumes an error-free channel and thus it is not reliable for use with modem connections. You can use the t protocol to communicate with a site running both Tru64 UNIX and Berkeley versions of UUCP. Use the e protocol to communicate with sites running both Tru64 UNIX UUCP and other versions of UUCP. The e protocol is not reliable for modem connections. Use the f protocol to communicate with sites running versions of UUCP other than Tru64 UNIX. The f protocol is not reliable for modem connectors. Add the appropriate entries to the Systems file.
Note that you must set up an appropriate login ID and password for any remote system that initiates uucico and uuxqt activities.
uucp(1), uucp_intro(7), uucpd(8), uucpsetup(8)
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