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1.1     ! root        1: .P
        !             2: These are the ASSERT error messages that can occur.
        !             3: The will appear in the error log (/usr/spool/uucp/.Admin/errors).
        !             4: When the errors occur, the program will abort--the file name,
        !             5: sccsid, line number will appear in the error message along with the
        !             6: following text.
        !             7: In most cases, these result from file system problems;
        !             8: use the errno, when present to check out the problem.
        !             9: .P
        !            10: .VL 23 0
        !            11: .LI "CAN'T OPEN"
        !            12: An open() or fopen() failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            13: .LI "CAN'T WRITE"
        !            14: A write() or fwrite() or fprintf() etc--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            15: .LI "CAN'T READ"
        !            16: A read(), fgets(), etc failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            17: .LI "CAN'T CREATE"
        !            18: A creat() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            19: .LI "CAN'T ALLOCATE"
        !            20: A dynamic allocation failed.
        !            21: .LI "CAN'T LOCK"
        !            22: An attempt to make a LCK (lock) file failed.
        !            23: In some
        !            24: cases, this is a fatal error.
        !            25: .LI "CAN'T STAT"
        !            26: A stat() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            27: .LI "CAN'T CHMOD"
        !            28: A chmod() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            29: .LI "CAN'T LINK"
        !            30: A link() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            31: .LI "CAN'T CHDIR"
        !            32: A chdir() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            33: .LI "CAN'T UNLINK"
        !            34: A unlink() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            35: .LI "WRONG ROLE"
        !            36: This is an internal logic problem.
        !            37: .LI "CAN'T MOVE TO CORRUPTDIR"
        !            38: .br
        !            39: An attempt to move some bad C. or X. files
        !            40: to the .Corrupt directory failed--the directory is
        !            41: probably missing or has wrong modes or owner.
        !            42: (/usr/spool/uucp/.Corrupt)
        !            43: .LI "CAN'T CLOSE"
        !            44: A close() or fclose() call failed--``errno'' appears in ()
        !            45: .LI "FILE EXISTS"
        !            46: The creation of a C. or D. file is attempted, but the file exists.
        !            47: This
        !            48: occurs when there is a problem with the sequence file
        !            49: access--usually a software error.
        !            50: .LI "No uucp server"
        !            51: A tcp/ip call is attempted, but there is no server for uucp.
        !            52: .LI "BAD UID"
        !            53: The uid can not be found in the /etc/passwd file.
        !            54: The file system is in trouble, or the /etc/passwd file is inconsistant.
        !            55: .LI "BAD LOGIN_UID"
        !            56: same as previous.
        !            57: .LI "ULIMIT TOO SMALL"
        !            58: The ulimit for the current user/process is too small;
        !            59: file transfers may fail, so transfer is not
        !            60: attempted.
        !            61: .LI "BAD LINE"
        !            62: There is a bad line in the Devices file;
        !            63: there are not enough arguments on one or more lines.
        !            64: .LI "FSTAT FAILED IN EWRDATA"
        !            65: .br
        !            66: There is something wrong with the ethernet media.
        !            67: .LI "SYSLST OVERFLOW"
        !            68: An internal table in gename.c overflowed.
        !            69: A big/strange request was attempted--send it with MR to the
        !            70: appropriate place.
        !            71: .LI "TOO MANY SAVED C FILES"
        !            72: .br
        !            73: same as previous
        !            74: .LI "RETURN FROM fixline ioctl"
        !            75: .br
        !            76: An ioctl, which should never fail, failed.
        !            77: There is a system or driver problem.
        !            78: .LI "BAD SPEED"
        !            79: A bad line speed appears in the Devices/Systems files.
        !            80: .LI "PERMISSIONS file: BAD OPTION--"
        !            81: .br
        !            82: There is a bad line or option in the PERMISSIONS file.
        !            83: Fix it immediately!
        !            84: .LI "PKCGET READ"
        !            85: The other side probably hung up;
        !            86: don't worry about it.
        !            87: .LI "SYSTAT OPEN FAIL"
        !            88: There is a problem with the modes of /usr/lib/uucp/.Status, or there
        !            89: is a file with bad modes in the directory.
        !            90: .LI "TOO MANY LOCKS"
        !            91: There is some internal problem!
        !            92: Send in an MR.
        !            93: .LI "CAN NOT ALLOCATE FOR"
        !            94: .br
        !            95: There is some kernel problem;
        !            96: a call to calloc() failed.
        !            97: .LI "XMV ERROR"
        !            98: There is a problem with some file or directory;
        !            99: It is likely the spool directory, since the modes of
        !           100: the destinations were suppose to be checked before
        !           101: the program attempts this.
        !           102: .LI "CAN'T FORK"
        !           103: An attempt to fork and exec failed.
        !           104: The current job should not be lost, but will be attempted later
        !           105: (uuxqt).
        !           106: No action need be taken.
        !           107: .LE
        !           108: .SK
        !           109: These are the messages that will appear in the system status file:
        !           110: .VL 23 0
        !           111: .LI "OK"
        !           112: Things are OK.
        !           113: .LI "NO DEVICES AVAILABLE"
        !           114: There is no currently available device for the call.
        !           115: Check to see that there is a valid device in Devices file
        !           116: for this system.
        !           117: .LI "WRONG TIME TO CALL"
        !           118: self explanatory
        !           119: .LI "TALKING"
        !           120: self explanatory
        !           121: .LI "SOME FAILURE"
        !           122: 
        !           123: to be determined
        !           124: .LI "BAD SEQUENCE CHECK"
        !           125: If sequence checking is used between systems, the
        !           126: sequence numbers do not agree. (This is almost never
        !           127: used.)
        !           128: .LI "CALLER SCRIPT FAILED"
        !           129: The negotiations with the modem/network specified in the
        !           130: DIALERS file did not complete successfully.
        !           131: This is similar to DIAL FAILED.
        !           132: I may occassionally fail, but if it never succeeds, there may
        !           133: be a problem with the entry in the DIALERS file.
        !           134: .LI "LOGIN FAILED"
        !           135: The login for the given machine failed.
        !           136: It could
        !           137: be a wrong login/passwd, wrong number, a very slow
        !           138: machine, or failure in getting through the chat script.
        !           139: .LI "CONVERSATION FAILED"
        !           140: The conversation failed after successful startup.
        !           141: This usually means that one side went down, the program
        !           142: aborted, or the line just hung up.
        !           143: .LI "DIAL FAILED"
        !           144: The remote never answered.
        !           145: It could be a bad dialer or
        !           146: the wrong phone number.
        !           147: .LI "BAD LOGIN/MACHINE COMBINATION"
        !           148: .br
        !           149: The machine called us with login/machine name
        !           150: that does not agree with our PERMISSIONS file.
        !           151: They could be trying to masquerade!
        !           152: .LI "DEVICE LOCKED"
        !           153: The calling device is currently locked and in use
        !           154: by some process.
        !           155: .LI "ASSERT ERROR"
        !           156: An ASSERT error occurred--see
        !           157: /usr/spool/uucp/.Admin/errors.
        !           158: .LI "SYSTEM NOT IN Systems"
        !           159: The system name is not in Systems.
        !           160: .LI "CAN'T ACCESS DEVICE"
        !           161: The device tried does not exist,
        !           162: or the modes are wrong.
        !           163: .LI "DEVICE FAILED"
        !           164: The open of the device failed.
        !           165: .LI "WRONG MACHINE NAME"
        !           166: The called machine is reporting a different
        !           167: name in the Shere= message.
        !           168: .LI "CALLBACK REQUIRED"
        !           169: The called machine requires that it call us.
        !           170: .LI "REMOTE HAS A LCK FILE FOR ME"
        !           171: .br
        !           172: The remote site has a LCK file for this
        !           173: system.
        !           174: They could be trying to call us.
        !           175: If they have an older version of uucp, the process
        !           176: that was talking to us may have failed leaving the
        !           177: LCK file.
        !           178: If they have the new uucp, and they are
        !           179: not trying us, then the process that was talking to
        !           180: us is hung!
        !           181: .LI "REMOTE DOES NOT KNOW ME"
        !           182: .br
        !           183: The remote site does not have our name in their
        !           184: Systems file.
        !           185: .LI "REMOTE REJECT AFTER LOGIN"
        !           186: .br
        !           187: The login we used does not correspond to what
        !           188: the remote site is expecting.
        !           189: .LI "REMOTE REJECT, UNKNOWN MESSAGE"
        !           190: .br
        !           191: The remote site rejected us for unknown
        !           192: reason--they are probably not running a standard
        !           193: version of uucp.
        !           194: .LE

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