uucleanup(8) — Maintenance
OSF
NAME
uucleanup − Deletes selected old files from the uucp spool directory
SYNOPSIS
uucleanup [-Cdays] [-Ddays] [-mstring] [-odays] [-ssystem] [-Tdays] [-Wdays] [-Xdays]
FLAGS
If you do not specify a days argument with one of the following flags, uucleanup uses the default days value listed.
-CdaysRemoves any C.∗(Command) files as old as or older than the number of days specified by days, and sends appropriate information to the requester. The default is 7 days. The -C and -W flags cannot be combined.
-DdaysRemoves any D.∗(Data) files as old as or older than the number of days specified in days. Also attempts to deliver any remaining mail messages. The default is 7 days.
-mstringIncludes a specified line of text in the warning message generated by the -W flag. The default line is:
See your local administrator to locate the problem.
The -m flag can be used only with the -W flag.
-odaysRemoves files in addition to those specified by the -C, -D, and -X flags that are as old as or older than the number of days specified in days. The default is 2 days.
-ssystemExecutes uucleanup only on the spool directory specified by system. The default is to clean up all uucp spool directories. Note that system names can contain only ASCII characters.
-TdaysRemoves TM.∗ (Temporary) files as old as or older than the number of days specified by the days argument. Also attempts to deliver any remaining mail messages. The default is 7 days.
-WdaysSends a mail message to the requester warning that C∗. files as old as or older than the number of days specified in days are still in the spool directory. The message includes the job ID and, in the case of mail, the mail message. The administrator may use the -m flag to include a message line telling who to call to check the problem. The default is 1 day.
-XdaysRemoves any X.∗(Execute) files as old as or older than the number of days specified in days. The default is 2 days.
DESCRIPTION
The uucleanup program removes outdated files from the spool directory /usr/spool/uucp. uucleanup scans /usr/spool/uucp for old files and takes appropriate action to remove them in a useful way. The uucleanup command performs the following tasks:
•Informs the requester of send/receive requests for systems that cannot be reached.
•Warns users about requests that wait more than a specified number of days (the default is 1 day).
•Returns mail that cannot be delivered to the sender.
•Removes all other files older than a specified number of days from the spool directory.
The uucleanup program is not usually invoked from the command line, but is executed by the shell procedure uudemon.cleanu located in /usr/lib/uucp, which in turn is started by the cron script located in /usr/adm/cron/crontabs/uucp. Only someone with superuser privileges can issue the uucleanup command from the command line.
To enable automatic cleanup, edit the file /usr/adm/cron/crontabs/uucp. Remove the # (number sign) from the beginning of the uudemon.cleanu line.
EXAMPLES
1.To locate files, enter:
uucleanup -W2
This form of the command locates C.∗ (Command) files 2 or more days old and warns the requesters that the files have not been sent.
2.To send a message with a warning, enter:
uucleanup -W -mContact the System Administrator about these files
This form of the command locates C.∗ (Command) files 1 or more days old (the default), warns requesters their files have not been sent, and gives them the message:
Contact the System Administrator about these files.
3.To clean up command files, enter:
uucleanup -C8
This form of the command removes all C.∗ (Command) files 8 or more days old and sends an appropriate message to the requesters.
4.To clean up data and execute files, enter:
uucleanup -D -X3
This form of the command removes all D.∗ (Data) files 7 or more days old (the default) and all X.∗ (Execute) files older than 3 days, and attempts to deliver all undelivered mail.
5.To clean up other files, enter:
uucleanup -o
This form of the command removes uucp request files other than C.∗, D.∗, and X.∗ files if the files are 2 or more days old (the default).
6.To clean up all files at once, enter:
uucleanup -C -D -X -o
This form of the command removes all C.∗, D.∗, and X.∗ files, and all other files older than the default times.
7.To clean up files for system hera, enter:
uucleanup -shera -C
This form of the command removes all C.∗ files 7 or more days old (the default) from system hera.
FILES
/usr/lib/uucp/uucleanup
Specifies the command path
usr/sbin/cron
File that starts uudemon.cleanu
/usr/lib/uucp
Contains all the configuration files for uucp, and the uudemon.cleanu shell procedure
/usr/adm/cron/crontabs/uucp
Schedules uucp jobs for the cron daemon, including the uudemon.cleanu shell procedure
/usr/spool/uucp/∗
Contains files removed by the uucleanup command