RDRDAEMON(8,C) AIX Commands Reference RDRDAEMON(8,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rdrdaemon PURPOSE Handles (file transfer) spool files in the reader queue. SYNTAX /etc/rdrdaemon ---| Note: This command is for the System/370 only. DESCRIPTION The rdrdaemon is a background process usually started via /etc/inittab that handles queued files for reader (File Transfer). It checks the file control information; if the file is not in PUN format or if inconsistencies are detected, the file is put in USER HOLD status for disposition by the AIX/370 System Administrator. It also checks that the receiving userid is a valid one for the receiving node (subsystem). If the userid is not valid, the file is returned to the sender or placed in USER HOLD status for disposition by you. In either of these situations a mail message will be sent to the systems administrator to inform him that these files were placed in user hold. If the file checks out OK, it is placed in the user's $HOME/netfile directory using the spool fileid as the file name. If a file with this name already exists in the directory, a new file name is generated by appending the spool fileid with a . and a number (00, 01, 02, and so on) to generate a unique name. If the users home directory is unavailable, the file is placed in a tempory hold state and retried every thirty minutes. If a file in the CP spool queue is a note sent from a CMS user, the filetype is Note or note. The rdrdaemon calls the server /usr/bin/rscssrvr to translate the file into mail format and call sendmail to deliver the file in the user's incoming mailbox. If the filetype is not NOTE or note, rdrdaemon puts the file in the $HOME/netfile and notifies the user of this incoming file via sendmail. The following information from CP Q RDR and from the tag is saved in a header line for each file stored in $HOME/netfile: o The nodeid of the originating system. o The originating userid (either the userid or the VM-ID depending on the conditions). o The data, time, and file name from CP Q RDR. Processed March 8, 1991 RDRDAEMON(8,C) 1 RDRDAEMON(8,C) AIX Commands Reference RDRDAEMON(8,C) The file is HELD in the netfile directory until the receiving user has initiated action to purge it. FILES /dev/rdr Reader. $HOME/netfile/* Files to be received. /etc/init.dir/Singl2multi Shell script starting the daemon. /etc/System.Netid /Local/lpd/stat/rdrlog RELATED INFORMATION See the following command: "rscssrvr." Processed March 8, 1991 RDRDAEMON(8,C) 2