FAXCONFIG(8)                                                  System Manager's Manual                                                 FAXCONFIG(8)

NAME

       faxconfig - dynamically change HylaFAX configuration parameters

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/faxconfig [ -q queue-dir ] [ -m modem ] [ parameter value  ... ]

DESCRIPTION

       faxconfig  sends messages to a HylaFAX server process telling it to install new values for one or more configuration parameters.  These new
       values are maintained only for as long as that server process executes; to setup long-lasting configuration parameters the appropriate con-
       figuration file(s) must be edited (see hylafax-config(5)).

       faxconfig  is  especially  useful for setting certain configuration parameters that control the operation of HylaFAX server processes.  For
       example, by manipulating the ModemPriority parameter of one or more faxgetty(8) processes it is easy to dynamically reconfigure  the  order
       in which HylaFAX will assign modems to outbound jobs.

       If  no  modem  is specified with the -m option, then faxconfig will send messages to the central scheduler process, faxq(8).  If a faxgetty
       process is to be contacted, the specified modem must be the last component of the character special device filename the modem  is  attached
       to.

       Consult the hylafax-config(5) for the list of configuration parameters that can be set with faxconfig.

OPTIONS

       The following options are available:

       -m devid  Direct  messages to the faxgetty process servicing devid instead of the central scheduler process, faxq.  The devid is an identi-
                 fier derived from the name of the modem's device file; for example ttym2 for /dev/ttym2, term_10 for /dev/term/10.

       -q dir    Use a spooling area other than /var/spool/hylafax.

FILES

       /var/spool/hylafax                 default spooling area
       /var/spool/hylafax/FIFO            fifo for contacting faxq

       Consult hylafax-server(5) for a complete discussion of the structure and content of the spooling area.

SEE ALSO

       hylafax-server(5), faxmodem(8), faxstate(8), faxgetty(8), faxq(8), hylafax-config(5).

                                                                    Oct 3, 1995                                                       FAXCONFIG(8)