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NAME
     uucico, uucpd - transfer files queued by uucp or uux

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/uucico [ -dspooldir ] [ -ggrade ] [ -rrole ] [ -R
     ] [ -ssystem ] [ -xdebug ] [ -L ] [ -tturnaround ]

     /usr/libexec/uucpd

DESCRIPTION
     Uucico performs the actual work involved in transferring
     files between systems. Uucp(1) and uux(1) merely queue
     requests for data transfer which uucico processes.

     The following options are available.

     -dspooldir
	     Use spooldir as the spool directory. The default is
	     /usr/spool/uucp.

     -ggrade Only send jobs of grade grade or higher this
	     transfer.	The grade of a job is specified when the
	     job is queued by uucp or uux.

     -rrole  role is either 1 or 0; it indicates whether uucico
	     is to start up in master or slave role, respec-
	     tively. 1 is used when running uucico by hand or
	     from cron(8).  0 is used when another system calls
	     the local system.	Slave role is the default.

     -R      Reverse roles.  When used with the -r1 option, this
	     tells the remote system to begin sending its jobs
	     first, instead of waiting for the local machine to
	     finish.

     -ssystem
	     Call only system system.  If -s is not specified,
	     and -r1 is specified, uucico will attempt to call
	     all systems for which there is work.  If -s is
	     specified, a call will be made even if there is no
	     work for that system. This is useful for polling.

     -xdebug Turn on debugging at level debug.	Level 5 is a good
	     start when trying to find out why a call failed.
	     Level 9 is very detailed. Level 99 is absurdly ver-
	     bose.  If role is 1 (master), output is normally
	     written to the standard message output stderr.  If
	     stderr is unavailable, output is written to
	     /usr/spool/uucp/AUDIT/system.  When role is 0
	     (slave), debugging output is always written to the
	     AUDIT file.


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     -L      Only call ``local'' sites. A site is considered
	     local if the device-type field in L.sys is one of
	     LOCAL, DIR or TCP.

     -tturnaround
	     Use turnaround as the line turnaround time (in
	     minutes) instead of the default 30.  If turnaround
	     is missing or 0, line turnaround will be disabled.
	     After uucico has been running in slave role for tur-
	     naround minutes, it will attempt to run in master
	     role by negotiating with the remote machine.  In
	     earlier versions of uucico, a transfer of many large
	     files in one direction would hold up mail going in
	     the other direction.  With the turnaround code work-
	     ing, the message flow will be more bidirectional in
	     the short term.  This option only works with newer
	     uucico's and is ignored by older ones.

     If uucico receives a SIGFPE (see kill(1)), it will toggle
     the debugging on or off.

     Uucpd is the server for supporting uucp connections over
     networks.	Uucpd listens for service requests at the port
     indicated in the ``uucp'' service specification; see ser-
     vices(5).	The server provides login name and password
     authentication before starting up uucico for the rest of the
     transaction.

     Uucico is commonly used either of two ways: as a daemon run
     periodically by cron(8) to call out to remote systems, and
     as a ``shell'' for remote systems who call in.  For calling
     out periodically, a typical line in crontab would be:

	  0    *    *	 *    *    /usr/sbin/uucico -r1

     This will run uucico every hour in master role. For each
     system that has transfer requests queued, uucico calls the
     system, logs in, and executes the transfers. The file
     L.sys(5) is consulted for information about how to log in,
     while L-devices(5) specifies available lines and modems for
     calling.

     For remote systems to dial in, an entry in the passwd(5)
     file must be created, with a login ``shell'' of uucico.  For
     example:

	  nuucp:Password:6:1::/usr/spool/uucppublic:/usr/sbin/uucico

     The UID for UUCP remote logins is not critical, so long as
     it differs from the UUCP Administrative login.  The latter
     owns the UUCP files, and assigning this UID to a remote
     login would be an extreme security hazard.


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FILES
     /etc/uucp/                    UUCP internal files
     /etc/uucp/L-devices	   Local device descriptions
     /etc/uucp/L-dialcodes	   Phone numbers and prefixes
     /etc/uucp/L.aliases	   Hostname aliases
     /etc/uucp/L.cmds		   Remote command permissions list
     /etc/uucp/L.sys		   Host connection specifications
     /etc/uucp/USERFILE            Remote directory tree permissions list

     /usr/spool/uucp/		   Spool directory
     /usr/spool/uucp/AUDIT/*	   Debugging audit trails
     /usr/spool/uucp/C./	   Control files directory
     /usr/spool/uucp/D./	   Incoming data file directory
     /usr/spool/uucp/D.hostname/   Outgoing data file directory
     /usr/spool/uucp/D.hostnameX/  Outgoing execution file directory
     /usr/spool/uucp/CORRUPT/	   Place for corrupted C. and D. files
     /usr/spool/uucp/ERRLOG	   UUCP internal error log
     /usr/spool/uucp/LOGFILE	   UUCP system activity log
     /usr/spool/uucp/LCK/LCK..*    Device lock files
     /usr/spool/uucp/SYSLOG	   File transfer statistics log
     /usr/spool/uucp/STST/*	   System status files
     /usr/spool/uucp/TM./	   File transfer temp directory
     /usr/spool/uucp/X./	   Incoming execution file directory

     /usr/spool/uucppublic	   Public access directory

SEE ALSO
     uucp(1), uuq(1), uux(1), L-devices(5), L-dialcodes(5),
     L.aliases(5), L.cmds(5), L.sys(5), uuclean(8), uupoll(8),
     uusnap(8), uuxqt(8)

     D. A. Nowitz and M. E. Lesk, A Dial-Up Network of UNIX Sys-
     tems.

     D. A. Nowitz, Uucp Implementation Description.


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