OpenBSD-4.6/libexec/uucpd/uucpd.8

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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
.Dt UUCPD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm uucpd
.Nd unix to unix copy protocol daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm uucpd
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
daemon reads a username and password, and then executes
.Xr uucico ,
the UUCP file transfer daemon, if the
username and password match a valid account and
the account's shell is
.Dq /usr/local/libexec/uucp/uucico .
.Pp
.Nm
is started by
.Xr inetd 8
and
.Xr uucico .
.Pp
.Sy Note:
.Xr uucico
is not part of the base
.Ox
system.
It comes as part of the uucp suite, and can be installed via
.Xr ports 7
or
.Xr packages 7 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr inetd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program was first made available in
.Bx 4.2 .