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

NAME

       checkpc - check out the printcap database

SYNOPSIS

       checkpc [ -aflprsCV ] [ -A age[DHMS] ] [ -D debugflags ] [ -P printer ] [ -t size[kM] ]

DESCRIPTION

       Checkpc is used to check for the existence and correct permissions of entries in the printcap database.	It is useful when installing a new
       printcap database and cleaning up existing printer spoolers.

       -a   Do not create accounting files (:lf).

       -c   Print verbose configuration information.

       -f   The fix flag will cause the checkpc program create and fix various files and permissions.  It does this in a simple minded manner, and
	    the  program  may  have  to  be run several times until all permissions are correct.  It also reports in extremely verbose details its
	    actions.

       -l   Do not create log files (:lf).

       -p   Print verbose printcap information.  Useful if interested in the printcap values.

       -r   remove junk or job files older than the age set by -A.  You must set the age to a non-zero value otherwise no files are removed.

       -s   Do not create filter status files (:ps).

       -A Age[DHMS]
	    Report junk or job files older than age.  The age time can have a suffix days (D) hours (H), minutes (M), or seconds (S);  default	is
	    days.

       -D debugflags
	    Run the program with debugging flags.  See the LPRng HOWTO for details of the flags actions.

       -V   Verbose mode.

       -P printer
	    Process only the specified print queue.

       -t size[kM]
	    Truncate log files (:lf) to the specified size in Kbytes or Mbytes (default is Mbytes).

ANNOYING FEATURES

       If  the -f (fix) option is specified and you do not run this as root, it will complain, but attempt to carry out the operations.  This will
       lead to a large number of failures reports if the ownership and/or permissions are incorrect.

FILES

       The files used by LPRng are set by values in the printer configuration file and by configuration options.  The  following  are  a  commonly
       used set of default values.
       /etc/lpd.conf				    LPRng configuration file
       ${HOME}/.printcap			    user printer description file
       /etc/printcap				    printer description file
       /etc/lpd.perms				    permissions
       /var/run/lpd				    lock file for queue control
       /var/spool/lpd				    spool directories
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/control		    queue control
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/log 		    trace or debug log file
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/acct		    accounting file
       /var/spool/lpd/QUEUE/status		    status file

SEE ALSO

       lpd.conf(5), lpc(8), lpd(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), printcap(5), lpd.perms(5), pr(1), lprng_certs(1), lprng_index_certs(1).

DIAGNOSTICS

       Most of the diagnostics are self explanatory.
       If you are puzzled over the exact cause of failure,
       set the debugging level on (-D5) and run again.
       The debugging information will
       help you to pinpoint the exact cause of failure.

HISTORY

       LPRng  is  a  enhanced  printer	spooler  system  with  functionality  similar  to  the	Berkeley  LPR software.  The LPRng mailing list is
       lprng@lprng.com; subscribe by sending mail to lprng-request@lprng.com with the word subscribe in the body.  The software is available  from
       ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng.

AUTHOR

       Patrick Powell <papowell@lprng.com>.

LPRng								    LPRng-3.9.0 							CHECKPC(8)