CHKPRINTCAP(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					    CHKPRINTCAP(8)

NAME

     chkprintcap -- check validity of entries in the print spooler database

SYNOPSIS

     chkprintcap [-d] [-f printcap]

DESCRIPTION

     The chkprintcap utility scans a printcap(5) database (named by the printcap argument, or by default /etc/printcap), looking for entries which
     are invalid in one way or another.  The following checks are currently implemented:

	   1.	'tc=' references were properly expanded

	   2.	'tc=' references did not form a loop

	   3.	No two printers share the same spool directory ('sd=' capability).

     The chkprintcap utility exits with a status equal to the number of errors encountered before processing stopped.  (In some cases, processing
     can stop before the entire file is scanned.)

     If the -d flag is given, chkprintcap will attempt to create any missing spool directories, giving them 'u=rwx,go=rx' (0755) mode, group
     'daemon', and the owner specified by the 'du=' capability in the database (default 1, which corresponds to user 'daemon').

SEE ALSO

     lpr(1), printcap(5), lpd(8)

AUTHORS

     The chkprintcap utility was written by Garrett A. Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>.

BUGS

     Not enough sanity-checking is done.  At a minimum, the ownership and mode of the spool directories should also be checked.  Other parameters
     whose value could cause lpd(8) to fail should be diagnosed.

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								 November 30, 1997							       BSD