NIO CommKit Host Interface Installation and System Administration Manual

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UUCP Setup
Configuring the UUCP Subsystem
2 Edit the /usr/lib/uucp/Devices file to add the Datakit interface board to the list of
valid UUCP devices, for example:
DK - uucp Any DK \D
The values in this entry have the following meanings:
• DK is the device type, which stands for Datakit.
• - specifies the calling unit, which stands for any non-801 dialer.
• uucp is the name of the device type.
• Any is the dial speed.
• DK is the first dialer token pair, which stands for Datakit.
• \D is the second dialer token pair, which indicates no dialcode translation.
For additional examples, you can refer to the comments in the files in the
/usr/lib/uucp/Devices directory.
On the Remote System
1 Edit the /etc/passwd file to add a login entry for uucp, for example:
uucp::5:3::/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lbin/uucp/uucico
The values in this entry have the following meanings:
• uucp is the login name.
• 5 is the uucp user ID.
• 3 is the uucp group ID.
• /var/spool/uucppublic is the uucp home directory.
• /usr/lbin/uucp/uucico is the uucp command to execute.