Configuration File Names

sysfile strings

Specify the system file(s). The default is the file `sys' in the directory newconfigdir. These files hold information about other systems with which this system communicates; see section The System Configuration File. Multiple system files may be given on the line, and the sysfile command may be repeated; each system file has its own set of defaults.

portfile strings

Specify the port file(s). The default is the file `port' in the directory newconfigdir. These files describe ports which are used to call other systems and accept calls from other systems; see section The Port Configuration File. No port files need be named at all. Multiple port files may be given on the line, and the portfile command may be repeated.

dialfile strings

Specify the dial file(s). The default is the file `dial' in the directory newconfigdir. These files describe dialing devices (modems); see section The Dialer Configuration File. No dial files need be named at all. Multiple dial files may be given on the line, and the dialfile command may be repeated.

dialcodefile strings

Specify the dialcode file(s). The default is the file `dialcode' in the directory newconfigdir. These files specify dialcodes that may be used when sending phone numbers to a modem. This permits using the same set of phone numbers in different area-codes or with different phone systems, by using dialcodes to specify the calling sequence. When a phone number goes through dialcode translation, the leading alphabetic characters are stripped off. The dialcode files are read line by line, just like any other configuration file, and when a line is found whose first word is the same as the leading characters from the phone number, the second word on the line (which would normally consist of numbers) replaces the dialcode in the phone number. No dialcode file need be used. Multiple dialcode files may be specified on the line, and the dialcodefile command may be repeated; all the dialcode files will be read in turn until a dialcode is located.

callfile strings

Specify the call out login name and password file(s). The default is the file `call' in the directory newconfigdir. If the call out login name or password for a system are given as * (see section Logging In), these files are read to get the real login name or password. Each line in the file(s) has three words: the system name, the login name, and the password. The login name and password may contain escape sequences like those in a chat script expect string (see section Chat Scripts). This file is only used when placing calls to remote systems; the password file described under passwdfile below is used for incoming calls. The intention of the call out file is to permit the system file to be publically readable; the call out files must obviously be kept secure. These files need not be used. Multiple call out files may be specified on the line, and the callfile command may be repeated; all the files will be read in turn until the system is found.

passwdfile strings

Specify the password file(s) to use for login names when uucico is doing its own login prompting, which it does when given the `-e', `-l' or `-w' switches. The default is the file `passwd' in the directory newconfigdir. Each line in the file(s) has two words: the login name and the password (e.g., Ufoo foopas). They may contain escape sequences like those in a chat script expect string (see section Chat Scripts). The login name is accepted before the system name is known, so these are independent of which system is calling in; a particular login may be required for a system by using the called-login command in the system file (see section Accepting a Call). These password files are optional, although one must exist if uucico is to present its own login prompts. As a special exception, a colon may be used to separate the login name from the password, and a colon may be used to terminate the password. This means that the login name and password may not contain a colon. This feature, in conjunction with the HAVE_ENCRYPTED_PASSWORDS macro in `policy.h', permits using a standard Unix `/etc/passwd' as a UUCP password file, providing the same set of login names and passwords for both getty and uucico. Multiple password files may be specified on the line, and the passwdfile command may be repeated; all the files will be read in turn until the login name is found.

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