Editing the Devices files for a direct connection

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To edit the Devices file for a direct connection, you must have root authority to edit the /etc/uucp/Devices file or another file that is specified in the /etc/uucp/Sysfiles file as a Devices file.

To set up a direct connection that specifies a port and a remote system, make an entry as follows:

Enter the name of the remote system to which you want to connect the local computer over the direct line in theType field in the second line of the entry.
Enter the device name appropriate for the direct connection that is used at your site in the Line field in both lines of the entry.
Enter a hyphen (-) for a placeholder in the Line2 field in both lines of the entry.
Enter the transmission rate appropriate for the direct connection that is used at your site in the Speed field in both lines of the entry.
Enter direct (all lowercase) in the Dialer-Token Pairs field in both lines of the entry.
For example:
```
type device - speed direct
```

Continue adding entries to the Devices file until you have listed each device that connects the local system directly to a remote system.

To set up a direct connection between two systems that use a permanent asynchronous serial connection, make a one-line entry as follows:

Enter the name of the remote system in the Type field.
Enter the name of the tty device in the Line field.
Enter a hyphen (-) for a placeholder in the Line2 field.
Enter the transmission rate appropriate for the direct connection that is used at your site in the Class field.
Enter direct (all lowercase) in the Dialer-Token Pairs field.
For example:
```
type device - speed direct
```

Continue adding entries to the Devices file until you have listed each direct device that connects the local system to a remote system.