BNU /.Admin log files

BNU also collects information and stores it in the /var/spool/uucp/.Admin directory. This directory contains the errors, xferstats, Foreign, and audit files.

These files must be checked and removed occasionally to save storage space. BNU creates each file when it is needed.

When another system contacts your system with the uucico daemon debugging mode on, it invokes the uucico daemon on your system with debugging turned on. The debugging messages generated by the daemon on the local system are stored in the audit file. This file can get quite large. Check and remove the audit file often.

The errors file records errors encountered by the uucico daemon. Checking this file can help you correct problems such as incorrect permissions on BNU work files.

The xferstats file contains information about the status of every file transfer. Check and remove this file occasionally.

The Foreign file is important to the security of your system. Whenever an unknown system attempts to log in to the local system, BNU calls the remote.unknown shell procedure. This shell procedure logs the attempt in the Foreign file. The Foreign file contains the names of the systems that have attempted to call the local system and been refused. If a system has been attempting frequent calls, use this information when considering whether to allow that system access.