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updatesrv(8)							  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	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 ALSO
       checkvenus(8) updateclnt(8)

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

								  updatesrv(8)