uucpd(ADMN)
uucpd --
UUCP server
Syntax
uucpd
Description
uucpd is the server for supporting UUCP
connections over networks.
uucpd is invoked by
inetd(ADMN)
when a UUCP connection is established (that is, a
connection to the port indicated in the uucp service
specification; see
services(SFF)),
and executes the following protocol:
-
The server prompts with login:. The
uucico(ADM)
process at the other end must supply a username.
-
Unless the username refers to an account without a
password, the server then prompts with
Password:. The uucico process at the
other end must supply the password for that account.
If the username is not valid or is valid but refers to an
account that does not have a /uucico-based
login shell, or if the password is not the correct
password for that account, the connection is dropped.
Otherwise, uucico is run, with the user
ID, group ID, group set, and home
directory for that account, with the environment variables
USER and LOGNAME set to the specified
username. Login successes and failures are logged
via syslog.
Diagnostics
All diagnostic messages are returned on the connection,
after which the connection is closed.
user read-
An error occurred while reading the username.
passwd read-
An error occurred while reading the password.
Login incorrect-
The username is invalid or refers to an account with a
login shell other than /usr/lib/uucp/uucico, or
the password is not the correct password for the account.
Files
/etc/wtmp accounting
See also
inetd(ADMN),
services(SFF),
uucico(ADM)
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