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UPDATESRV(8)

NAME

updatesrv - update server files

SYNOPSIS

updatesrv [-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 debugging 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

  • /vice/misc/UpdateSrvLog - Log of the messages from updatesrv.
  • /vice/db/update.tk - is the shared secret used to authenticate with updatesrv.

SEE ALSO

checkvenus(8), updateclnt(8)

AUTHOR

  • Maria R. Ebling, 1990, Adapted from AFS-2