Man page - checkpc(8)

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Package:  lprng
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Manuals in package:
• printcap(5)
• lpd.conf(5)
• lprng_certs(1)
• lpf(1)
• monitor(1)
• lpbanner(1)
• lpq(1)
• psbanner(1)
• lprm(1)
• lpstat(1)
• pclbanner(1)
• lpr(1)
• cancel(1)
• lpc(8)
• lp(1)
• checkpc(8)
• lpd(8)
• lpd.perms(5)
• lprng_index_certs(1)
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• lprng

Manual

CHECKPC

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ANNOYING FEATURES
FILES
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
DIAGNOSTICS
HISTORY

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NAME

checkpc - check out the printcap database

SYNOPSIS

checkpc [ -aflprsV ] [ -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 (: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

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