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Managing Serial Networks Using UUCP and PPP in Oracle® Solaris 11.3

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Updated: October 2017
 
 

UUCP Administration (Task Map)

The following table provides pointers to the procedures that are covered in this chapter, in addition to a short description of each procedure.

Table 28  Task Map for UUCP Administration
Task
Description
For Instructions
Allow remote machines to have access to your system
Edit the /etc/passwd file to add entries to identify the machines that are permitted to access your system.
Start UUCP
Use the supplied shell scripts to start UUCP.
Enable UUCP to work with TCP/IP
Edit /etc/uucp/Systems files to activate UUCP for TCP/IP.
Troubleshoot some common UUCP problems
Use diagnostic steps to check for faulty modems or ACUs.
Use diagnostic steps to debug transmissions.