chkprintcap(8) [freebsd man page]

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.

BSD
								 November 30, 1997							       BSD

CHECKPC(8)                                                        checkpc command                                                       CHECKPC(8)

NAME

       checkpc - check out the printcap database

SYNOPSIS

       checkpc [ -aflprsV ] [ -Aage[DHMS] ] [ -Ddebugflags ] [ -Pprinter ] [ -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 (:af).

       -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).

       -T serial-line
              set process name and start feature test

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/lprng/lpd.conf                          LPRng configuration file
       ${HOME}/.printcap                            user printer description file
       /etc/printcap                                printer description file
       /etc/lprng/lpd.perms                         permissions
       /var/run/lprng/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).

AUTHOR

       Patrick Powell <papowell@lprng.com>.

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 developer  mailing  list  is
       lprng-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; subscribe by visiting https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lprng-devel or sending mail to lprng-
       request@lists.sourceforge.net with the word subscribe in the body.
       The software is available via http://lprng.sourceforge.net

LPRng                                                               2007-02-22                                                          CHECKPC(8)