updatesrv(8)updatesrv(8)NAMEupdatesrv - update server files
SYNOPSISupdatesrv [ -d debug_level ] [ -l number_of_lwps ] [ -p prefix ] [ -s ]
[ -port listen_port ]
DESCRIPTION
The updatesrv command is a read-only server that responds to requests
for files by name. The operands that it accepts are:
-d debug_level
This is used to increase the level of messages written to the
log file.
-l number_of_lwps
This operand is used to specify how many lwps will be used to
answer file requests. Default: 2.
-p prefix
This name, prefixed to all file requests, is used to limit the
files that can be requested.
-port listen_port
This is the UDP port on which we should be listening. If not
specified updatesrv will use a random port.
EXAMPLES
The command updatesrv-s -p / would invoke the updatesrv process and
cause the files to be served relative to / on the server machine.
The command updatesrv-s -p /vice/bin would cause the files to be
served relative to /vice/bin on the server machine.
DIAGNOSTICS
The UpdateLog file will contain useful information. Issuing a kill
-TSTP signal to a running updatesrv will increase the level of debug‐
ging messages. The debugging messages can be turned off by issuing a
kill -HUP signal. This will also cause the log file to no longer be
written.
FILES
UpdateLog
This log of the messages from updatesrv is kept in the directory
specified by the -p operand on the invocation. This log file is
only written when debugging is enabled.
pid This file contains the pid of the updatesrv process. It is kept
in the directory specified on the -p operand on invocation of
the command.
BUGS
It does not yet use any password authentication to stop others from
using it to fetch files from servers.
SEE ALSOcheckvenus(8)updateclnt(8)AUTHOR
Maria R. Ebling, 1990, Adapted from AFS-2
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